South Asian Women’s Community Centre, Montréal

IMPACT provides high-school girls with a safe place to share their experiences of gender-based violence, racism, and mental health struggles. Through 25 one-hour sessions during lunch break, this bilingual program will create a support network for the participants to seek encouragement, gain education on violence and oppression, and develop the tools to become allies and amplify each other’s voices. IMPACT  also engages participants  in a digital storytelling and zine project, which will use oral storytelling, spoken word, and other creative outlets to speak to the issues discussed. The participants release a short film and share their zine publication with the larger community at the end of the project.

Grant amount: $21,000