Working together to build a better future for women and girls
Services Offered
Are you looking for a dedicated partner to help you support and raise awareness among the young people in your institution?
The YWCA Montreal offers services, workshops, and tools to meet the needs of young people and the professionals who work with them.
Whether in the context of direct interventions, content development or support services, our dynamic team is ready to put its expertise at the service of your school, CEGEP or community organisation.
We address gender equality with young people in different contexts with an inclusive, intersectional, and caring approach.
Learn more about our range of services:
Workshops for Secondary Students
Ma santé m’appartient
Workshops on relationships and sexuality. Several themes available!
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In this workshop, we discuss various dimensions of health with young people. Our intersectional and educational approach enables them to make informed choices regarding their relationships and sexuality. We explore topics such as consent, the signs of healthy or unhealthy relationships, taking an active role as a witness to sexual violence, sexual exploitation, and many other subjects. Our awareness-raising workshops are conducted by YWCA facilitators on site in your institution.
Target audience: High school students
Duration : 1h15
Details : Available in French or English
Cost : Free
This project was developed thanks to funding from:
Un métier à mon image
Atelier sur les COSP et les stéréotypes de genre pour encourager la diversification des choix de carrières.
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A more egalitarian professional environment requires raising awareness about the effects of gender stereotypes on young people’s decisions. This workshop encourages them to explore Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC) in a dynamic and gender-neutral way to promote a diversity of career choices.
Our workshops cover traditional and non-traditional jobs, promising careers, entrepreneurship, and many myths about professions that need to be debunked. We encourage young people to identify their strengths and bring their ideas to life to choose a career that they are passionate about.
YWCA facilitators offer these group workshops on site in your institution.
Target audience: High school students
Duration: 1h15
Details: Available in French or English
Cost: Free
This project was developed thanks to funding from:
Workshops for Participants 16 and Over
Do You NO the Limit?
Immersive experience about the nuances of sexual consent.
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How can we raise awareness among young people about the importance of healthy relationships? “Do You NO the Limit?” is an immersive and nuanced experience that gives participants the perspective of a young woman alone with a young man who does not respect her consent. The experience is accompanied by an enriching discussion that explores the sensations and reactions arise during the viewing to help participants better understand what consent is.
Target audience: People aged 16 and over
Duration: The experience and discussion last 15 to 20 minutes (a minimum of 3 hours is required for the workshop).
Details:
— Available in French or English.
— Flexible format: Immersive experience in a enclosed space followed by a discussion or workshop in small groups.
— Available throughout the province of Quebec
Cost: This service is fee-based.
Attention : For more information about this activity, to discuss our rates, or to organize a session in your community, please do not use the form at the en of the page. Kindly send us an e-mail: lalimite@ydesfemmesmtl.org
This project was developed thanks to funding from:
More Harm Than Good
A new, immersive and interactive experience that raises awareness about the power of reactions during a disclosure of a sexual violence.
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This new immersive and interactive experience aims to raise awareness among young people about the power of their reactions when someone discloses sexual violence.
More Harm Than Good immerses us in the experience of a teenage girl who confides in her friends about a situation involving the sharing of intimate photos. Faced with this testimony of cyber violence, the protagonists express different reactions that can be either helpful or harmful.
This realistic and nuanced scenario is accompanied by a discussion that opens the way to explore several topics addressed in the video.
Target audience: 16 years and over
Duration: The experience and discussion last about 20 minutes (a minimum of 3 hours is required for the workshop).
Details:
— Available in French or English
— Flexible format: Immersive experience in a booth followed by a discussion or workshop in small groups
Cost: Free
This project was developed thanks to funding from:
Contrer le harcèlement : une arrivée préparée sur le marché du travail
Atelier participatif pour connaitre les droits en lien avec les harcèlements psychologique, sexuel et discriminatoire au travail.
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Atelier participatif sur les harcèlements psychologique, sexuel et discriminatoire au travail visant à prévenir les comportements harcelants et à connaître les recours disponibles. Cet atelier s’adresse à une clientèle plus vulnérable quant à la connaissance de ses droits comme les personnes en préparation au marché de travail, les personnes nouvelles arrivantes et les jeunes.
Public cible : Personnes en préparation au marché de l’emploi, étudiant·es des cégeps, milieux professionnels.
Durée : 2h
Précisions : Disponible en français seulement.
Coût : Gratuit
Projet développé avec le financement de :
Do You NO the Limit? 2 In Relationships
A new immersive and interactive experience that explores consent in the context of romantic relationships.
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What if young people could immerse themselves in a relationship and learn to recognize the early warning signs?
Do You Know THE Limit? 2 – In Relationships is an immersive virtual reality experience that places participants at the heart of an unhealthy relationship.
Through real-time decision-making, participants are confronted with complex dynamics that are often trivialized in young people’s relationships, including emotional abuse, sexual abuse, control, and manipulation.
The experience aims to raise awareness and empower participants so they can recognize, examine, and challenge these behaviors.
The goal is simple: to support young people in building healthy, respectful, and fulfilling romantic relationships.
An interactive format
— A focus on boundaries and consent in romantic relationships.
— The ability to choose their own gender identity as well as that of their partner, to represent 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
— A trauma informed design to promote safety and accessibility.
— An interactive format with multiple alternative paths.
Format: A virtual reality kiosk set up directly on-site, followed by a small-group discussion.
Duration: 3 hours total (flexible), 15 to 20 minutes per individual experience followed by a discussion led by a facilitator.
Audience: Ages 15 and up
Price: Socially conscious and flexible pricing to support our essential services for women and youth.
Available in French and English throughout the province of Quebec.
For more information about this activity, to learn about our rates, or to organize a session in your community, contact us at lalimite@ydesfemmesmtl.org
Support for educational institutions
Violence Free: Assessing and implementing practices and policies regarding sexual violence
Customized support to improve practices and policies regarding sexual violence in order to comply with Law P-22.1.
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This service aims to help post-secondary institutions improve their practices and policies regarding sexual violence. The customized support will help you assess the actions in place at your institution and to adapt your actions to comply with Law P-22.1. The service also offers examples of best practices in terms of awareness-raising, prevention, and intervention. Beyond reminding you of the legal aspects, the service includes recommendations and resources that considers each institution’s specific situation.
Target audience: Professionals in post-secondary education
Duration: To be discussed
Details:
— Format: Customized support
Cost: Free
This project was developed thanks to funding from:
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