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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.

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.

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.

iSisters connects women in need with technology through mentoring. iSisters Technology Mentoring is the leader in technology learning and development, which it uses to help empower women in need to live better lives, create brighter futures and build stronger 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.

Soroptimist International is a global volunteer movement working together to transform the lives of women and girls. Our network of around 80,000 club members in 130 countries and territories works at a local, national and international level to educate, empower and enable opportunities for women and girls. Founded in 1924, Soroptimist International of Long Beach (SILB), a California Nonprofit Corporation, is a volunteer service organization for women in business, management and the professions.

HERHealthEQ is driving health equity by providing medical devices and equipment to developing countries for women's health issues. HERHealthEQ's vision is a world where healthcare, medical devices, and equipment are accessible to all women, equally. Women are the cornerstone of the family unit. When a woman becomes ill and does not receive the care she needs, the entire family unit is at greater risk of remaining in a cycle of poverty. We focus on providing equipment involved in the treatment of the top non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that affect the developing world which include cancers affecting women, maternal health, diabetes, and heart disease.

The Campbell River and North Island Transition Society operates the Ann Elmore Transition House, a temporary shelter for women, and their dependent children, who are at risk of violence. Ann Elmore House has 9 bedrooms and 20 beds. The CRNI Transition Society also provides outreach services to women and children in the Campbell River area. There are Safe Homes in Gold River and on Cortes Island. Support groups and counselling are available to all women. The CRNI Transition Society is developing longer term supported housing for women. Two new housing projects will be complete by the end of 2011 and in early 2012.