Gender-based violence is all around us — and the COVID-19 pandemic made many women and gender-diverse people even more vulnerable to violence and abuse at home.

To help, the Canadian Women’s Foundation (CWF) created the Signal for Help — a simple one-handed gesture that can be used to reach out for support without leaving a digital trace. Since launching in April 2020, it’s become a viral, award-winning initiative that’s spread globally to at least 50 countries, translated into more than 20 languages, through news stories, social media, and community partners. In this webinar, the CWF provides an overview of the Signal for Help Responders campaign and options on how to support someone who is experiencing abuse.

Speaker:

Hélène Bigras-Dutrisac, Manager of Community Activation on the Signal for Help Campaign at the Canadian Women’s Foundation.