Thank you very much for the question.
I'll start by outlining just a couple of the facts that I think we all need to be aware of, and therefore why these local community projects are so important.
In 2011, eight out of ten victims of police-reported crimes for violence against women were those that were by an intimate partner. As mentioned by Ms. Truppe earlier, on average, every five days a Canadian woman has an altercation with her intimate partner that may result in her death. These are concerns. These are things that all Canadians are concerned about, and this issue is one which our government makes one of its highest priorities.
By way of example, contributing to the prevention of honour crimes and violence against women and girls by developing community screening programs and information is a project that's run by the Shield of Athena in Quebec. It's a program that has received over $348,000 for a 36-month project. This is a community-based project that informs women and their communities about gender-based violence, including honour crimes, and the legislation concerning those crimes so that they can empower themselves. Training is provided to liaison workers for culturally related communities, and provides information and identifies at-risk situations so that these women can protect themselves.
Another project that I was involved in announcing myself, which I think is particularly important for reaching out to younger generations, is the Huddle Up and Make the Call program that is run in Ontario. It's actually a partnership between the White Ribbon Campaign and the Toronto Argonauts. This is a campaign that receives $600,000 for a 36-month project to engage men and boys in addressing violence against women and girls. What better way to make sure that young men understand that they need to have appropriate behaviours than having their role models and idols, large football players—I have to say that; when I stood between them, I looked like a little peanut— explaining to them what appropriate behaviours are.
These are just two of the projects we've been involved in. I think Status of Women Canada is doing an outstanding job of picking appropriate local community projects to make sure that Canadian women are protected.