Community Development Through Social Enterprise; A Case Study of a Vertical Farm Social Enterprise in Midland, Ontario for Women with a Lived Experience of Violence

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dc.contributor.advisorPorter, Ann
dc.contributor.authorMacDonald, Haily Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-08T14:38:26Z
dc.date.available2023-12-08T14:38:26Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-08
dc.date.updated2023-12-08T14:38:26Z
dc.degree.disciplineInterdisciplinary Studies
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractViolence against women is prevalent across Canada. Governments and organizations, work to support women who have survived violence, but are these efforts effective? Are they addressing the root causes of violence? Often programs mandated to support women who have survived violence tend to focus on addressing immediate needs through emergency shelters, and supportive counselling. Despite the importance of such programming, they are reactive instead of preventative. Using a case study of a social enterprise (Operation Grow) in Midland Ontario that was designed to reduce poverty, food scarcity, and isolation for women who have survived sexual and/or intimate partner violence. This research takes an in-depth look at the unique needs of women who have experienced intimate partner violence and/or sexual violence, then uses these findings to articulate their unique needs, and examine how social enterprises can be designed to meet these needs. The research identified six key design elements critical for social enterprises to best support women with a lived experience of violence. These critical components include: a holistic design which supports each asset area of a woman’s life, an intersectional feminist lens and gender-based analysis, an active valuation of women’s unpaid labour, flexible programming, supports to access material resources, space for women to have and use their voices. Social enterprises must also be designed to challenge the current economic and social order and their systems that produce and uphold oppression. They ultimately must work to empower women, inclusive of their unique identities and experiences.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/41710
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectWomen's studies
dc.subjectEnvironmental justice
dc.subjectPolitical Science
dc.subject.keywordsViolence against women
dc.subject.keywordsSexual violence
dc.subject.keywordsSocial reproduction theory
dc.subject.keywordsSustainable livelihoods framework
dc.subject.keywordsSocial individual approach
dc.subject.keywordsSocial enterprise
dc.subject.keywordsVertical farming
dc.subject.keywordsCommunity development
dc.subject.keywordsPatriarchy
dc.subject.keywordsCapitalism
dc.subject.keywordsIntimate partner violence
dc.subject.keywordsTrauma informed research
dc.subject.keywordsAction participatory research
dc.subject.keywordsOntario
dc.subject.keywordsRural communities
dc.subject.keywordsRural women
dc.subject.keywordsWomen in poverty
dc.subject.keywordsPoverty reduction
dc.subject.keywordsInterdisciplinary research
dc.subject.keywordsImpacts of trauma
dc.subject.keywordsSocial reproduction
dc.titleCommunity Development Through Social Enterprise; A Case Study of a Vertical Farm Social Enterprise in Midland, Ontario for Women with a Lived Experience of Violence
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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