Overview

SWOVA Community Development and Research Society is a non-profit society and registered charity in Canada. SWOVA stands for Salt Spring Women Opposed to Violence and Abuse. The society has been working for nearly two decades to prevent violence in all forms. All of the work of the society is based on solid research and evaluation. SWOVA Community Development and Research Society is an incubator where strategies and solutions for violence prevention are created, nurtured and shared.

Our organization was created in response to a horrific incidence of violence against a woman and her daughter in our community a number of years ago. A small group of women came together and chose to take this incident as a ‘wake-up call’ for action. The formation of SWOVA is an example of the positive energy that can rise out of such tragedy.

We are committed to working in our local community to provide education, raise awareness, and develop solutions to prevent violence and abuse. We also work much further a field, providing resources, training, and education to communities seeking solutions and strategies for violence prevention.

Through our free resource library, schools-based violence prevention education programs, Respectful Relationships, community events, and outreach to other communities provincially, nationally, and globally, we are working to make the world a safer and more respectful place.

 

 

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