Project: EmpowHER
Organization: YMCA
FIG Fund Grant: $5,000
Building Safe Relationships and Gender Equality. This 12-week program will have a focus on Gender Equality and Relationship Safety for women, girls and gender diverse participants. There will be two cohorts offered for specific age ranges; 14-17 years old and 18-25 years old.
The two cohorts will follow the modules below within 8 weeks, designed in consultation with the participants at an age-appropriate level of understanding. The final 4 weeks of the program will be dedicated to supporting the participants in developing a community action project that includes a final showcase.
As an expansion of the YMCA’s Be The Program (BTP), participants will have the opportunity to share, learn, and collaborate in developing their understanding of gender equality, healthy relationships, and building a safer community for themselves and others. Through a safe and consensual community learning journey, participants will develop and strengthen their own understanding of well-being, freedom, and security, ultimately sharing what they learn and create with peers in their larger communities.