Canadian Women's Foundation

The Canadian Women’s Foundation (French: Fondation Canadienne des Femmes) is a national non-profit organization focused on helping women and girls. It aims to end violence against women, move low-income women out of poverty, and empower girls.

The Canadian Women's Foundation is the only national women's foundation in Canada.[1] Since 1991, it has invested over $40 million in charitable support to over 1,200 community programs and women's shelters across Canada.[2]

History

The Canadian Women's Foundation was founded in 1991 by Canadian Senator Nancy Ruth and her friend, Susan Woods.[2] Ruth had previously talked with Rosemary Brown, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, about what they believed to be a lack of resources for Canadian women. Ruth and her mother each donated $500,000 to launch the Canadian Women's Foundation, and Ruth's foundation, the NaRuth Foundation, donated an additional $50,000.[2][3]

The organization's first Board President was Julie White, who was also responsible for Canadian corporate donations at Levi Strauss & Co.[2]

Activities

The Canadian Women's Organization provides funding for women's services including emergency shelters, sex trafficking prevention programs, and violence prevention programs in schools.[4] It also funds programs aimed to help women learned skilled trades, start businesses, and gain work experience.[5] It runs science, sport, and leadership programs for girls.[6]

The organization runs an annual campaign called "Get Consent" which aims to promote affirmative sexual consent.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Canadian Women's Foundation. "Why invest in women and girls?" Retrieved February 16, 2016 from http://www.canadianwomen.org/why-invest-in-women-and-girls
  2. 1 2 3 4 Canadian Women's Foundation. "Our History". Retrieved February 16, 2016 from http://www.canadianwomen.org/history
  3. ↑ Shen, Anqi. "How 8 trail-blazing women started the Canadian Women’s Foundation." Canadian Women's Foundation. Retrieved February 19, 2016 from http://canadianwomen.org/blog/how-8-trail-blazing-women-started-canadian-women%E2%80%99s-foundation
  4. ↑ "Stop the violence". Canadian Women's Foundation. Retrieved February 19, 2016 from http://www.canadianwomen.org/stop-the-violence
  5. ↑ "End poverty". Canadian Women's Foundation. Retrieved February 19, 2016 from http://www.canadianwomen.org/end-poverty
  6. ↑ "Empower Girls". Canadian Women's Foundation. Retrieved February 19, 2016 from http://www.canadianwomen.org/empower-girls
  7. ↑ Krashinsky, Susan. (2015, September 9). "Canadian Women’s Foundation launches ‘Get Consent’ campaign." Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 16, 2016 from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/marketing/canadian-womens-foundation-launches-get-consent-campaign/article26293231/
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