by SWOVA Team | Jan 17, 2018 | Announcements, Respectful Relationships (R+R) Program, SWOVA News
We are delighted to share news of recent funding from #SaltSpringIslandFoundation in the amount of $26,250! Funds will be used to update and re-redesign the award-winning #RespectfulRelationshipsProgram which has served more than 10,000 youth across the Southern...
by SWOVA Team | Mar 2, 2020 | Respectful Relationships (R+R) Program, SWOVA News, Youth programs
I’ve just recently completed 4 weeks of delivery of Respectful Relationships and Peace Kids programs at Salt Spring Island Middle School. This is my first time in my role as male facilitator in these programs working alongside Christina Antonick, an experienced...
by SWOVA Team | Dec 7, 2020 | Respectful Relationships (R+R) Program, Youth programs
Read Canadain Women’s Foundation Blog Post “Day 8: How SWOVA is Helping BC Teens Develop Respectful Relationship Skills”
by SWOVA Team | Nov 10, 2020 | Respectful Relationships (R+R) Program
“Together we can face any challenges as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky.” – Sonia Gandhi- In early October, I was blessed to travel to Calgary for a national meeting of Canadian Women’s Foundation’s 17 Teen Healthy...
by SWOVA Team | Nov 4, 2020 | Respectful Relationships (R+R) Program, Youth programs
The question is – how do we talk about the prevalence of violence against women in our communities without blaming and shaming the boys and young men in the room? Just the other day I was approached by a member of our community who felt strongly that boys are...
by SWOVA Team | Oct 21, 2020 | Respectful Relationships (R+R) Program, SWOVA News
Once again we are off to a great start with the R+R program in the high school on Salt Spring Island. This fall though is particularly special in a different way than it has been in the past. My former co-facilitator Christina Antonick has left Salt Spring Island...