The purpose of this activity is to build a research team. The team members will meet to talk about how to improve the sexual and reproductive health of women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer (LGBTQ+) international students from India. Organizations and health care providers that serve South Asian people in B.C. will be invited. Together we will plan a full day gathering in February 2025. At this meeting we will decide on the most important issues to focus on. We will plan a research study and decide what questions to ask. We will also plan how to make sure we share information with those that serve women and LGBTQ+ people.
The project began in November 2023 when we hosted an event titled Intersectional Conversations on Gender-Based Violence within the Panjabi Diaspora. We were asked at the event to continue this work by building a community-based research team.