Healthy Families Healthy Nations - family violence prevention training opportunity

Equay-wuk (Women's Group) is pleased to announce:

Train-The-Trainer 2007 Workshop

March 26-30, 2007.

Sunset Inn, Sioux Lookout

  • Are you a community workers seeking facilitator training?
  • Are you committed to promoting healthy communities?
  • Are you committed to deliver a workshop/s in your community?
  • If so, this is the training for you

The main goal of the Healthy Families Healthy Nations Program is to empower community workers to begin healing within their home communities.

Equay-wuk will be hosting a Train-The-Trainer workshop to assist workers in carrying out family violence prevention activities in their communities.  It has been recognized that family violence is an issue that has negative effects on all members of a family and community.

The workshop will be carried out using the newly developed resource, "Minoyawin Dibenjigewining Minoyawin Tashekewining Natamakewin" Healthy Families Healthy Nations Program - Family Violence Prevention Kit.

This workshop will be the 1st of 3 workshops available.  Target communities are those serviced by Equay-wuk (Women's Group). 

Equay-wuk is able to cover all costs for 2 delegates per community.  The first 30 registered will be accepted.  Those registered thereafter will be placed on a waiting list and will have priority seating for the next available training (dates to be determined).

Workers who should attend:

  • family violence prevention workers
  • family support workers
  • shelter/healing centre staff
  • NNADAP workers
  • mental health workers
  • community health representatives (CHR's)
  • Health Directors
  • other front line workers

Contact Jennifer or Linda:
Phone:  (807) 737-2214
Toll Free:  1-800-261-8294

Or visit our website for more information:

www.equaywuk.ca  (registration form available on-line)

Deadline for registrations is March 16, 2007.