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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

BC CEAS works to prevent elder abuse and to provide assistance and support to older adults that are, or may be, abused and those whose rights have been violated. We provide programs that educate,support and advocate on behalf of older adults. We also provide information to the public about the legal rights of older adults. To learn more about our many programs that we offer go to www.bcceas.ca.

We provide support to adults (16 and older), who have experienced sexual violence at any time in their lives. Services are confidential and free of charge. We offer non-judgmental service that respects the right to safety and privacy. We attempt to respond to the needs of all survivors. We recognize that they are diverse in their racial or ethno-cultural background, sexual orientation, physical or intellectual abilities, and other experiences. We will provide information and support so they may make their own choices and decisions. The Diverse Communities Outreach Program offers supportive programming for women from Hamilton’s diverse racial and cultural communities, in particular women who are aboriginal, immigrant and refugees. SACHA's Public Education program offers workshops, trainings and presentations on sexual assault law, consent, supporting survivors and anti-oppression. www.sacha.ca www.facebook.com/sachahamilton www.twitter.com/sacha_tweets

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.

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.

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.

The mission of the Rainforest Foundation is to support indigenous and traditional peoples of the world's rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfill their rights. We assist them in: securing and controlling the natural resources necessary for their long term well-being and managing these resources in ways that do not harm their environment, violate their culture or compromise their future; and Developing the means to protect their individual and collective rights and to obtain, shape and control basic services from the state.

As Canada’s only national charity promoting LGBT human rights through research, education and community engagement, Egale Canada Human Rights Trust has almost two decades of experience working to create a Canada free of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, thereby preventing discrimination, bullying, and hate crimes based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity so that every Canadian can achieve their full potential unencumbered by hatred and bias.