MRCSSI is excited to be a partner on this 3-year collaborative provincial project led by Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW). In London, Young Men Leading Change is carried out in partnership with Anova.
Men Leading Change is a 12-week youth leadership program that connects racialized and newcomer men (ages 15 – 25) with community leaders working to prevent gender-based violence (GBV). This project fits into MRCSSI’s community education strategy addressing gender-based violence and promoting healthy relationships by facilitating opportunities leadership and action.
This leadership program creates opportunities for young men to learn about gender-based violence and it’s impacts on girls and women, as well as develop strategies to further raise awareness with peers. This project started in the fall of 2018. Anova and MRCSSI reached out to the YMCA YMAP program to host a cohort. In October 2018, the first cohort reached 23 high-school aged newcomer male youth, with 13 participants actively attending each week.