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Helping Without Harming Program | Le programme Aider Sans Nuire

Writer: the missINFORMED Teamthe missINFORMED Team

Updated: Jul 29, 2023

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missINFORMED to support Canada’s diverse and inclusive society


Today, missINFORMED formally announces its Helping Without Harming program.


The Helping Without Harming program will strengthen and diversify missINFORMED’s governance and introduce Equity, Diversity and Inclusion workshops for all volunteers. The community-centric capacity building initiative aims to strengthen missINFORMED’s ability to promote diversity and inclusion of racialized and religious minority communities, and Indigenous Peoples. This initiative has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada and its Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program.


“We are so excited to be able to strengthen our team and resources with our new Helping Without Harming program.” said Clara MacKinnon-Cabral, the Chair and President of missINFORMED. “Building inclusive and community-centric digital spaces requires intentional actions and we hope that with this funding, we will be able to expand our reach and develop a community where everyone feels heard and their needs addressed.”


This funding will also support missINFORMED as they recruit unique and talented individuals to expand its Board of Directors and Advisory Board, organize Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Reconciliation (EDI-R) training and Equity Focused Conversations (EFC) for its volunteers, improve its website and social resource accessibility and provide bilingual digital resources to fill gaps in the existing healthcare system.


For further information and media inquiries, contact Director of Communications, Stephanie Lasica, stephanie.lasica@missinformed.ca.


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–––– missINFORMED pour soutenir la société diversifiée et inclusive du Canada


Aujourd’hui missINFORMED annonce formellement son programme, Aider sans nuire.


« Nous sommes ravis de pouvoir renforcer notre équipe et nos ressources avec notre nouveau programme, Aider sans nuire. » a dit Clara MacKinnon-Cabral, chaire et présidente de missINFORMED. « Créer des espaces virtuels inclusifs, centrés dur la communauté requiert des actions intentionnelles et nous espérons qu’avec ce financement, nous répandrons notre portée pour développer une communauté ou chacun(e) se sent entendu(e), et ses besoins pris en compte. »


Le programme Aider sans nuire renforcera et diversifiera la gouvernance de missINFORMED et introduira des ateliers d’équité, de diversité et d’inclusion pour tous les bénévoles. L’initiative de renforcement des capacités centrée sur la communauté vise à renforcer la capacité de missINFORMED à promouvoir la diversité et l’inclusion des communautés racisées, religieuses en situations minoritaires, et les peuples autochtones. Cette initiative a été rendue possible en partie par le Programme de soutien aux communautés, au multiculturalisme et à la lutte contre le racisme du gouvernement du Canada.


Ce financement aidera missINFORMED au cours du recrutement de personnes uniques et talentueuses pour élargir son conseil d’administration et son conseil consultatif, de l’organisation d’une formation en Équité, Diversité, Inclusion et Réconciliation (EDI-R) et des Conversations Centrées sur l’Équité (CCE) pour tous les bénévoles. Aussi aidera-t-il avec l’amélioration de son site web, l’accessibilité des ressources sociales, et le développement des ressources numériques bilingues pour combler les lacunes qui existent dans le système de soins de santé.


Pour plus d’informations et des demandes des médias, veuillez contacter Stephanie Lasica, directrice des communications au stephanie.lasica@missinformed.ca


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