Sanare Centre in Medicine Hat receives $373K in federal funding to advance gender equality

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“We are super excited that WAGE Canada has determined to continue funding Sanare to support men to work in the field and the gender-based violence field,” Johnson said.

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Johnson said the funding is being used to strengthen programming that encourages more men to enter and remain in the sector, working alongside existing service providers.

“Men working in the field as allies and as partners is important, and yet we know that not many men work within the field,” Johnson said.

“The industry is primarily dominated by women, and yet we see that men are equal partners in this work, and they want to ally and they want to be part of the answer in ending gender-based violence.”

Johnson said the program is designed to provide training and support for men interested in working in areas such as sexual violence prevention, domestic violence response, elder abuse and child abuse intervention.

The next stage of the project focuses on building mentorship capacity by helping participants who have already completed training support others entering the field, to ensure ongoing support as they grow in the sector and strengthen the program’s long-term sustainability.

Johnson said the centre is proud to be leading a project that has both local and national reach through the Sanare Centre.

“It’s a project that is one of its kind, and that is supporting men who want to work as allies in the field of gender-based violence reduction,” Johnson said.

Johnson said meaningful progress requires broad participation across communities.

“To prevent issues such as domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse and elder abuse, we need all people of all genders to be working in cohesion to create the change,” Johnson said.

Federal Minister for Women and Gender Equality Rechie Valdez said the funding will help organizations support survivors, improve prevention efforts, and strengthen communities nationwide.