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Soroptimist International of Toronto

Registered Name: SOROPTIMIST CLUB OF TORONTO TRUST

Business No: 119156586RR0001

Soroptimists work to end violence against women and girls, and to educate and empower them socially and economically.

Soroptimist International of Toronto

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Thank you so much for your support in our mission to help women and girls "live their dreams" locally and worldwide.  YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

For over 90 years, Soroptimist International of Toronto has sponsored or participated in many initiatives that benefit women and girls, including:

  • Live Your Dream Awards: bursaries for women who are the sole support of their families, who are endeavouring to attain a post-secondary education.
  • Dream It, Be It:  mentoring program for teen girls re: career and life choices
  • Anti-Human Trafficking: education and sex-trafficking survivor support
  • Kisumu (Kenya) Girls Education Sponsorships (in partnership with the Kisumu Soroptimist Club)
  • Helen Marion Walker Scholarship: for women's health research at Women's College Hospital
  • Other projects and/or 'lending a hand' with women-centred partners such as: Street Haven, 416 Community Support for Women, Culture Link, Native Women's Resource Centre, Elizabeth Heyward Centre, and Anduyaun, to name a few.

Internationally, Soroptimist has almost 95,000 members in about 127 countries who contribute time and financial support to community-based and international projects that benefit women and girls (and by extension, their families). Programs leading to economic and social empowerment include initiatives to overcome poverty, sex slavery and domestic violence.

Soroptimist is also a recognized NGO with a seat at the UN, providing critical leadership and a voice to issues affecting women/girls on a global scale.

REGISTERED CHARITY ADDRESS

Joanne Plaxton

2652 Hollington Crescent

Mississauga, ON, L5K 1E7

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