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20 years & over 200,000 stories
Thanks to you, the Canadian Women's Foundation is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Since 1991, you have touched the lives of over 200,000 women and girls, in every corner of Canada - from Baffin Island to Victoria, from Toronto to Edmonton, from Iqaluit to Corner Brook. Along the way, you have helped to produce a powerful ripple of change across the country; one that has transformed the lives of women and girls, created safer families, and strengthened communities.
Because of you, thousands of women and girls have been helped to move out of violence, out of poverty, and into confidence. Each has her own story.
In fact, everyone in the Canadian Women's Foundation community - program participants, individual donors, volunteers, staff, Board members, and corporate partners - has their own story.
Below you'll read some of them. You'll read about hardship and hope, empowerment and courage, journeys of transformation, and the strength that comes from sharing.
And you can read more by visiting our online interactive Annual Report.
Enjoy and thank you,
 Beverley Wybrow CEO and President |
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"It was a turning point for me..."
 | | Chi Nguyen - Donor and volunteer |
I always thought the best way to make a difference was through community activism, but then a good friend challenged me to "put my money where my mouth is" and donate to the Canadian Women's Foundation.
It was a turning point for me, because I've learned how important it is to support services on the ground. Some women have reached equality, but it hasn't trickled down to everyone. When so many single mothers live in poverty, when so many Aboriginal women live in such dire conditions, when so many women are still abused, we are far from living in a world where we are equal. Read more about why Chi is inspired by every woman who donates to the Canadian Women's Foundation. |
"I've been to hell and back..."
Ten years ago, I wouldn't have believed my voice could help anybody. I was sexually abused at the age of one. That's not the way childhood is supposed to start out.  | |
Nichole Vessie - Program Participant
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I went through Children's Aid and grew up in unstable environments. I found myself at the age of 11 living on the streets with no guidance. I believed that sex from anybody - father, friend or foe - was the only way to be loved by a man. I've been through drugs, dancing at the age of 15, dealing with everything you can imagine. I've been to hell and back. I'm not the only one. Find out how a program, funded through your support, helped Nichole find her confidence and her life. |
"We give each other strength..." I was raised with every opportunity. I went to a private school, joined the military, then things just fell apart.  | |
Jinger Forde - Donor and volunteer
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Everyone saw me as this woman of incredible strength, but I was in need. I remember sitting on my sofa for days, in what I now realize was a depression. In my culture, I don't think we knew what a depression was. There was a period when I wanted to take my life. I didn't think it had any value or any worth. Learn how Jinger reclaimed her life and is now paying it forward... |
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On April 14, become part of a movement across Canada to end violence against women. In Vancouver, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Halifax, join us for the second annual Empower Hour, a one-hour pledge based fitness event, in support of Shelter from the Storm.
By challenging yourself you are helping women and their children to overcome the greatest challenge of their lives.
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