All Women's Empowerment and Development Association (AWEDA)

All Women's Empowerment and Development Association (AWEDA) is dedicated to the social-cultural and economic empowerment of marginalized immigrant and refugee women focused on their effective integration into Canadian society.
Since 2005, AWEDA has helped low-income immigrant and refugee women overcome 
barriers to employment, and expand their horizons.   Some of these women are 
single mothers, older women and abused women. From the outset, the organization's philosophy has been one of inclusiveness and outreach despite age, ethnicity, education, religion or disability. As an organization we focus on designing  culturally-sensitive programs that combine life skills, basic academic upgrading, skill development, health, social justice, and civic participation.