About Us

Organization Profile:
The World Wide Opportunities for Women Inc. (WWOW) is a non-profit charity organization that was founded in 1994 in Kitchener, Waterloo Region, government established on October 2nd 1997 under 1256132 Ontario Corporation registration to respond to the needs of women and her Families who make up the ethno-cultural mosaic of this region.
Registration no.: 878346964 RR0002
Charity status: Registered
Effective date of status: 2006-10-05
Designation: Charitable organization
The objects for which the corporation is incorporated are: (as a Mission Statement)
(a) To provide a variety of initiatives and program for needy or disadvantaged women and their families in regard to the areas of health, environmental, social, business and community development and other matters as they relate to improving the welfare of needy or disadvantaged women and their families;
(b) To develop and provide opportunities for visible minority and marginalized women to improve their self/esteem and independence through self-help and community development program;
(c)To develop and provide training, education, supportive counseling and services for needy or disadvantage women to improve their skills and to assist them in their integration within their community and within wider communities.

WWOW provides advocacy on behalf of participants to find community resources and services for families who have just arrived in this region.
WWOW provides support services for seniors by assisting them with accessing health information, community programs and home care services.
WWOW has organized a Youth Development Link to assist ethno-cultural youth in developing skills to help adjust to their new community, overcome barriers and find employment.
WWOW advocates on behalf of world human right issues such as the eradication of Female Genital Mutilation.
Between 1996-2000 four years program was The Home Energy $aver Program. WWOW was a member of the Green Communities Association, which has developed the Home Energy Saver Program and offers support, training and advice to the community. Home Advisors and Community outreach workers with diverse language skills was helped families to identify possible ways to save money, improve comfort and help the environment. We were visited ethno-cultural families in Waterloo Region encouraging residents to work together to improve their community’s health. The program focuses on energy efficiency, water efficiency, alternative household cleaning items, reducing household waste and lifestyle improvements. The program was offers benefits for everyone! Customers save utility bills -reduce cost of heating: -reduce cost of water consumption; A healthier Environment for All; -reduce Greenhouse Effect; – conserve natural resources; -a more comfortable home; – advising families on ways to improve ventilation, air quality and reduce air leakage. Our Community was working Together with: Trillium Foundation; Human Resource Development; Union Gas; Region of Waterloo; Elora Centre for Environ mental Excellence; Canada Trust Environmental Friendly Foundation.
Our organization between years of 2013-2015 worked together with the University of Waterloo Department of Sociology and Legal Studies with the “CELEBRATING DIVERSITY IN WATERLOO REGION” Connecting African refugee/new immigrant communities and public sector service providers in Waterloo Region. The three year project hired 5 employees the budget was $383,740.00 Our Goals were: This initiative seek to foster improved communication and collaboration between the fast growing African refugee/new immigrant community in Waterloo Region and key public sector service providers. The goal was improve intercultural understanding and develop strategies for more effective response to issues such as social isolation, unreported hate crimes, and race-based school bullying.
Our objectives: Empowerment African community members settling in Waterloo Region by developing and implementing specific strategies that promote inter-action between new residents and public institutions, including the three levels of Government. Provide African communities a public dialogue platform to facilitate resettlement, community building, civic engagement and participation. Facilitate education programs for schools and social service providers in the Region of Waterloo on how to address bullying issues in schools and the wider community. Improve the responsiveness of public institutions to need of diverse communities in Waterloo Region. Educate community members in the Region of Waterloo on safety issues.
Bullying: Let’s do something: Bullying can be broadly defined as “a systemic abuse of power” (Smith ans Sharp, 1994). Bullying is characterized be acts of intentional harm, repeated overtime, in a relationship where and imbalance of power exists (Pepler & Craig, 2000; Ma, Stewin & Mah. 2001).
We believe children of immigrants are at risk of bullying. This projects was seeks to spur dialogue among services providers and educate parents about what can be done to prevent and intervene in bullying behaviour. 67% of grade 4-7 students reported being bullied at least once the four weeks prior to recent survey (Region of Waterloo, 2007)
Our Partner Organization: University of Waterloo Department of Sociology and Legal Studies; African Women’s Alliance of Waterloo Region; in Partnership with the Waterloo Regional Police Services
With our appreciate and thank for this Project funding for the Citizenship and Immigration Canada
The last couple of years take down our working powers we last our funder Sadia Gassim, and the UWLOO Department of Sociology and Legal Studies professor.
With our new established project: Christians Walking with Refugees with brand new Board of directors working together to be follow our successful past, for our multicultural communities all around with different Region communities. WWOW advocates on behalf of world human rights issues.

Katalin Takacs    

President of WWOW