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We Want to Hear from You: Boys & Young Men

November 16, 2016

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SWOVA’s ‘Pass It On – Engaging Boys and Young Men Council’ is soliciting input from boys and young men 13-19 years (cis- trans- & non-binary inclusive) in our 5- minute online survey (link provided here). This is a project coordinated by David Norget and generously funded through grants from the Salt Spring Foundation and the Ministry of Justice (BC Civil Forfeiture) with additional sponsorship from Country Grocer.

The survey will be active until Friday, Dec 2nd with results shared in Jan 2017.
Feel free to direct any questions to: [email protected]. Thank you for your support!

 

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