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Direct Link to Full 10-Page Blueprint Document:
http://endvaw.ca/sites/endvaw.ca/files/blueprint_for_canadas_nap_on_vaw.pdf
Preamble
The
level of violence that women and girls experience in Canada has changed little
over the past two decades. The current response to violence
against
women and girls has failed to significantly lower the levels of violence they
experience. In order to build a Canada where women and
girls are not subjected daily to these forms of violence simply because of their gender, our governments must take a new approach.
Guide by over 20 Canadian organizations in the Violence Against Women Sector, for submission to the Canadian Government.
Blueprint for
Canada’s National Action Plan (NAP) on Violence Against Women & Girls
The United Nations has called on all countries to have a National Action
Plan on Violence Against Women (VAW) by 2015. National Action Plans provide a
framework for strengthening systems that prevent and respond to violence against
women. They establish national standards and collaboration between all levels
of government, civil society, survivors, and service responders.
Currently, Canada has no comprehensive national plan or strategy to deal
with violence against women. Without a plan, responses are largely fragmented
and services often inaccessible. Early in 2014, the Canadian Network of Women’s
Shelters and Transition Houses initiated a collaborative process which resulted
in this Blueprint.
Developed by over 20 organizations representing most sectors in the VAW
sector, this Blueprint outlines what Canada’s NAP needs to cover, and how it
should be developed and implemented. In the lead up to the 2015 federal
election, we will be asking all federal parties to commit to creating a
National Action Plan on Violence Against Women starting with the Blueprint. Before we do that, we are building a broad base of support.