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To empower enterprising women with the least opportunity to achieve economic self-sufficiency

Improving the lives of women and girls in our local community and around the world.

Founded in 1921, Soroptimist is a worldwide volunteer service organization of business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls in local communities and throughout the world. Our club is Soroptimist International of Newport Harbor Area

Mercado Global is an ethical fashion brand and nonprofit organization that empowers Mayan women in Guatemala to break the cycle of poverty, using their talent to become rural entrepreneurs. The organization connects women artisans to international retailers including Anthropologie, J. Crew, and Levi Strauss; offers design and commercialization support; and provides classes on entrepreneurship, women's health, leadership, and financial management. Learn more at www.mercadoglobal.org.

Bethania Kids (The Bethania Foundation) is a Christian mission that nurtures and equips impoverished, orphaned, abandoned, and differently‑abled children — and supports women and families — in South India. It provides residential homes, care/after‑school centers, rehabilitation services and women’s empowerment programs delivering food, shelter, education, medical care and spiritual support so children and women can build stable, independent lives.

Logifem provides shelter and care to women and children in Montreal. The organisation has a 20 bed shelter where women and their children can stay for up to a year as well as several supervised appartments. Logifem opened its doors in 1988.

Everywoman's Health Centre provides abortion services in a supportive, non- judgmental and confidential setting. Our clinic is run by the women who work here with the support of our volunteer board of directors. We treat the women who come here the way we would want to be treated ourselves. We respect women's decisions. We are committed to a feminist model of service that empowers women to participate in their own health care and adheres to principles of responsibility, accountability and team work in its internal organization. The purpose of Everywoman’s Health Centre Society is to support the ongoing operation of Everywoman's Health Centre as a not-for-profit clinic accessible to all women. The clinic is accredited by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC and is funded by Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.

To improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment.

We use education to empower women and girls in Mozambique to become leaders in their communities.

Edmonton Women’s Shelter Ltd., known as WIN House, is a non-profit agency operating three shelters, for women fleeing domestic violence. Edmonton Women’s Shelter started when a group of citizens met in 1968 to consider the growing problem of homeless women in Edmonton. In 1970, they opened an overnight emergency shelter in the basement of All Saints Cathedral. WIN I opened in 1978, WIN II in 1982 and WIN III opened its doors to newcomer women in 2010. The shelters operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. WIN House offers: • a 24 hour support and information line • Crisis intervention, education and safety planning • emergency shelter • pet care program • weekly support groups • referrals to community agencies • regular visits by the Victorian Order of Nurses • support with Employment & Immigration • child support program • school maintenance program • outreach program • household packages for women leaving shelter

We believe in women’s ability to achieve economic and personal milestones. YWCA Moncton provides women with the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge through: leadership and life skills development, employability services, and financial literacy training. We believe all women have the right to live in peace and without threat or acts of violence. YWCA Moncton addresses the issue of violence against women through violence prevention programs and national YWCA campaigns. We believe every woman should have access to safe and affordable housing. YWCA Moncton provides supportive housing programs for women who are homeless or precariously housed. We believe youth have a right to safe spaces to create change within themselves and their community. YWCA Moncton provides programs for youth that promote healthy peer relationships, positive self-regard, academic achievement, and positive school experience. YWCA Moncton provides resources and referrals for various women’s issues.

YWCA Canada is the country’s oldest and largest women's multi-service organization. With 33 Member Associations operating in more than 400 districts and communities across the country, our Turning Point Programs for Women™ - which address personal safety, economic security and well-being – reach out to 1 million women and girls in nine provinces and one territory. YWCA is the largest national provider of shelter to women, serving 25,000 women, children and teen girls including 6,000 fleeing domestic violence each year. We are the largest provider of literacy, life skills, employment and counseling programs in the country, and the second largest provider of childcare services. YWCA Canada is a member association of the World YWCA which unites 25 million women and girls worldwide and spans 125 countries. For more information about YWCA Canada and our Member Associations, visit www.ywcacanada.ca.