SAW Video Media Art Centre - OM for/pour Tahaluf

SAW Video Media Art Centre - OM for/pour Tahaluf

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Youth Innovations
Amount awarded$296,200
Duration36 months
Year2025-2026
Location served
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Champlain
Population servedRacialized youth, Girls and/or women
Age group20 to 25 years
Description Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $296,200 grant over 3 years to address the effects of Islamophobia by improving the physical safety and mental well-being for Muslim young women aged 20-25 in Ottawa through self-defense classes, advocacy training, peer support circles, and cross-cultural dialogue.
Grant resultEmpowering girls and young women to lead, including women's economic empowerment initiatives
Grant statusActive