Current Projects

Trade HERizons

Trade HERizons is a career exploration and college preparation program with a focus on exposure to trades and technology careers, enhancing essential skills, career exploration and personal development. Participants experience hands-on learning opportunities with Holland College and the Construction Association of PEI, meet mentors and tour with industry employers. The program enhances participants' life skills and focuses on labour market research, resumes, interviews, math and team building. More information

Still Visible—Keeping Senior Women Together

The Still Visible initiative focuses on creating a peer-support-based network of senior women to help reduce social isolation. Self-identified women (including transwomen, gender non-binary and genderqueer folks) ages 55 and up come together to explore gender, shared experience and aging. The group meets every two weeks. More information

Pathways To Thrive

Pathways to Thrive is a five-year community-based research project led by the PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre (PEIRSAC). It started in April 2021 and is funded by Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) Canada. Pathways To Thrive focuses on adapting and evaluating therapeutic ‘promising practices to be more culturally safe and identity-affirming for under-served survivors of gender-based violence on PEI. PEIRSAC has partnered with WNPEI will coordinate different aspects of community development and build relationships with crucial community partners including BIPOC USHR, PEERS Alliance, Black Cultural Society PEI, and Aboriginal Women's Association of PEI. These community partners will be involved in the adaptation and evaluation of promising therapeutic practices on PEI and the facilitation of trauma-informed programming for survivors of gender-based violence.

We are looking to hear from BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+ and/or people living in rural communities who've experienced gender-based violence. Please take a moment to fill out our survey with your thoughts and ideas.

Learn more about our survivor-led advisory committee and take part