by SWOVA Team | Feb 16, 2020 | From the Headlines, Programs
From high profile cases in the media to Canadian students and faculty calling for change across college and university campuses, the term “Consent” is being put under a microscope. Our understanding of this word raises communication to a whole new level in a fast...
by SWOVA Team | Apr 24, 2020 | Pass It On: Health and Safety for Young Women and Girls Phase II, Youth programs
Working as a mentor supervisor I enjoy a position with the unique perspective of 28 young women ranging in age from 13-18 years old. I see many sides of these young women as we grow to know each other. Where often their insecurity is what drives their...
by SWOVA Team | Jan 29, 2020 | Pass It On: Health and Safety for Young Women and Girls Phase II, SWOVA News, Youth programs
International Women’s Day March 8, 2020 For over one hundred years, International Women’s Day (IWD) has been a day of celebration and recognition to mark exceptional achievements of women and to build on inequities still to be addressed. This year SWOVA, IWAV, Victim...
by SWOVA Team | Sep 24, 2020 | From the Headlines
The feeling of returning to SWOVA for yet a third year of R+R delivery is a great one. I’m honoured to be a part of the violence prevention movement, and grateful to the women whose efforts have ensured that I can do this work. As we enter into another school year...
by SWOVA Team | Mar 12, 2020 | From the Headlines, Respectful Relationships (R+R) Program
Whether violence happens in our community, our province, or in another part of the world it affects us. Sometimes it is particularly difficult for young men to acknowledge violence; to recognize that there is a very real and serious problem. Recently though, male...