Sexual Violence Prevention Grants Program
The Sexual Violence Prevention Grants Program (the Program) supports community groups and organisations to undertake projects that will support Queenslanders to continue the conversation about sexual violence in their communities.
Applications for the 2020 Program closed on 14 February, however the Program experienced some delays as we responded to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Successful applicants and activities are detailed below.
2020 funded activities
The 2020 Program is providing one-off funding of $5,000 for smaller projects, up to $10,000 for larger projects, or up to $15,000 for joint applications for substantial projects. The 2020 Program complements our ongoing actions to prevent sexual violence – including harassment, abuse and assault – and to support those who have experienced these forms of violence.
Thirteen grants totalling over $113,000 were awarded to a diverse range of community groups and/or organisations to undertake activities to prevent sexual violence in Queensland communities.
Funded activities include resource development, events, workshops and campaigns, all aligned to one or more of the 5 strategies supporting the ‘Prevention’ priority in Prevent. Support. Believe: Queensland’s framework to address sexual violence. The activities will be delivered across Queensland until 31 December 2020, including during Sexual Violence Awareness Month in October.
You can view the funded activities and their locations below.
Featured recipients
Organisation | Activity | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Bond University Limited in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology | ‘Sexual Consent Toolkit’ | Development of an online toolkit about consent for young people, educators and community organisations. | Statewide |
Centacare | ‘Poster and Peanut Silo Projection campaign – South Burnett’ | Co-design workshops with survivors to develop videos and poster resources to support sexual violence prevention. | South Burnett - Kingaroy |
Centre Against Sexual Violence Incorporated, 99 Steps CALD Domestic and Family Violence Program | Access Community Services Ltd, and Sahara House | ‘Healthy Relationships: Know Your Rights’ | Workshops for culturally and linguistically diverse groups, and development and translation of resources for community distribution. | Logan and Beenleigh |
Centre Against Sexual Violence Incorporated | ‘Ask, Listen, Respect’ | Reproduction of resources (stickers, banners and drink coasters) developed for an existing, successful campaign by female survivors to raise awareness of sexual violence. | Logan and Redlands |
Children by Choice Association Incorporated | ‘Know the Signs’ | Social media awareness campaign targeting young people (and those who work with young people), develop youth friendly website content, and develop and deliver workshops to young people regarding reproductive coercion. | Statewide, Windsor |
Domestic Violence Action Centre | ‘DVAC Sexual Violence Prevention Project’ | Video development with young people challenging victim blaming and/or increasing knowledge and understanding of consent. | Ipswich, Toowoomba, Darling Downs, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, and Springfield regions |
DVConnect Limited | ‘Educational video for hearing impaired’ | Working with survivors of the hearing impaired community and Auslan interpreters to develop an educational video on sexual violence as a resource for people with hearing impairment. | Statewide |
Multicultural Families Organisation | ‘My Body = My Consent’ | Development of brochure and video for culturally and linguistically diverse communities (translated into 10 languages). | Gold Coast |
North Queensland Combined Womens Services Incorporated | ‘Prevent. Support. Believe. Campaign’ | Campaign including bus graphic design messaging, social media, community breakfast and free t-shirt printing activity. | Townsville |
Palm Island Community Company Limited | ‘Palm Island Sexual Violence Awareness March and Video’ | Community event including march, candlelight ceremony, stalls, guest speakers and free community barbecue, with the development of a video of community members standing up against sexual violence. | Palm Island |
RizeUp Limited and R4Respect - YFS | ‘Peer-to-Peer respectful relationships education’ | Social media campaign and workshops for young people via 3 educational settings, with a focus on healthy relationships and prevention of technology-facilitated abuse. | Statewide and Southport |
True Relationships and Reproductive Health | ‘True Conversations about Sexual Violence Prevention’ | Radio and print campaign in Cairns on sexual violence prevention. | Cairns |
WWILD – Sexual Violence Prevention Association Incorporated | ‘Let’s talk about sex, baby’ | Resource development and 2 workshops with people with disability about sex, consent, safety and healthy relationships. | Wooloowin |