Women -brown peoples in Winnipeg with the risk of violence, homelessness or exploitation will soon be a safe place to go, 24 hours a day.
On Thursday, the province announced that Ikwe Widdjiitiwin Inc. with financing 3.5 million dollars. The United States to create an object that will include eight private bedrooms, as well as a kitchen and a dining room, as well as consulting services and cultural support.
It is intended to provide immediate and short -term security options for women from risk, and will also include the crisis response line managed by trained employees of the indigenous population.
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The center, known as Mino'ayAwag Ikwewag Lodge, will also include the transport service to ensure the safety of visitors when they arrive at the facility.
“Mino'ayaawag ikwewag Lodge is more than the prevention of the next missing or murdered woman -root population or girl,” said the Minister of Family Nahanni Fontaine.
“We are talking about creating a space where our relatives can heal, connect to culture and move forward with force and support.”
Fontaine said that this initiative is a continuation of the work that the province began last year in Brandon, with the creation of the 10th street of House, also known as Place Franny's Place.
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