This is a two parts online capacity-building training sessions that will be conducted by Dinoba Kirupa. It is designed for service providers to gain insights into gender-based violence (GBV) and needs of survivors/clients in various contexts. Participants will be able to engage in discussions about their own and others' experiences with clients in a safe environment. A family and immigration lawyer from SALCO, Mazahir Walji, will join us in the second session to delve into conversations on legal issues surrounding gender-based violence, so bring your legal questions.

Happening from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm

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Part 1- Thursday, November 30th, 2023

.Types of GBV

·How service providers may better serve their clients facing GBV

·Culturally responsive ways to serve specific Torontonian communities

·Supporting clients during a pandemic: barriers faced and shifts required in service

Part 2- Thursday, December 7th, 2023

·Family law and immigration law as they relate to GBV

·GBV in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community

·Healthy relationships, including healthy masculinities

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