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Back to Organizations main The organization's mission is to promote population and development issues. The core of ACPD’s work is in the area of Government Relations and Communications. Advocacy in the areas of: Sexual and reproductive rights; Population and the environment; and, Population, migration and development. The website has reports and general info on these topics. Contact details Suite 300 260 Rue Dalhousie St. Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7E4 Canada Phone: (613) 562-0880 Fax: (613) 562-9502 Website: http://www.acpd.ca Email: acpd@attglobal.net Canadian Council of Muslim Women The Council's mission is to assist Muslim women in participating effectively in Canadian Society and to promote mutual understanding between Canadian Muslim women and women of other faiths. The council is concerned with all issues that pertain to women, youth and family, including: Human Rights/Political Status of Women, Economic and Social Development, Children and Youth, Reproductive Issues, Environment, Health, Economic Status of Women, Support Groups, Fellowship/Community, Outreach and Mission, Education, Study of Sacred Texts/Religious Education, Conflict Resolution and Peace Building, Interfaith Dialogue, Refugees, Disarmament. Contact details 2400 Dundes St. W. Ste. 513 Mississauga ON L5K 2R8 Canada Phone: 1.905.823.3804 Fax: 1.905.333.4131 Email: jaff1@telusplanet.net Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) FAFIA is an alliance of over 40 Canadian women's equality-seeking non-governmental organizations. THe organization's website includes the 2000 Alternative Report on Canada (Canada's Failed Commitment to the UN Platform for Action), Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women, research and reports -media, violence, human rights, trade. Contact details 151 Slater Street, Suite 408 Ottawa, ON. K1P 5H3 Canada Phone: (613) 233-5500, ext. 224 Fax: (613) 563-0682 Website: http://www.fafia.org/ Email: fafiadir@web.net Canadian Muslim Women's Committee The necessity to protect and respect the human rights of all citizens including Muslim Women is our main focus. It is also important to educate the society at large of the right of Muslim women to choose and practice their religious beliefs freely and to inform the members of the Muslim community of their rights as full citizens of this country. Find more information at: http://www.montrealmuslimnews.net/canadianwomen.htm Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan Based in Canada, the overall goals of the organization are: 1) to support the empowerment efforts of women in Afghanistan and the refugee camps in Pakistan, and 2) to raise awareness in Canada of the need to secure and protect human rights for Afghan women. Projects are funded mainly from individual donations from Canadians and with 'in-kind' support of sponsors such as Rights and Democracy in Montreal. Find more information at: http://www.w4wafghan.ca/ DisAbled Women's Network Canada (DAWN Canada) DAWN Canada is a national organization controlled by and comprised of women who self identify as women with disabilities. DAWN Canada's mission is to end the poverty, isolation, discrimination and violence experienced by women with disabilities. Contact details 200 Bay Street Suite 301 Ottawa, ON K1R 7W8 Phone: 613-235-4242 Fax: 613-235-3881 Website: http://dawncanada.net/ Email: kathy@dawncanada.net Humanity First - Canada Humanity First is a Canadian based non-profit charitable, humanitarian relief organization, established to provide help and assistance to fellow human beings around the globe and also to improve the quality of life in underprivileged countries. Find more information at: http://www.humanityfirst.ca/ Islamic Society of North America (Canada) ISNA aims to exist as a platform for all Muslims who share its mission and are dedicated to serving the needs of Muslims and Muslim communities. The organization's focus includes human rights and political status of women; economic and social development; children and youth; environment; healt; conflict resolution and peace building; and interfaith dialogue. Contact details 2200 South Sheridan Mississauga ON L5J 2M4 Canada Phone: 1.905.403.8406 Fax: 1.905.403.8409 Website: http://www.isnacanada.com Email: isna@isnacanada.com Human Concern International (HCI) Provides emergency assistance to Afghanistan, Afghan refugees (in Pakistan), Bangladesh, Benin, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Eritrea, Gulf War victims in Iran, Iraq and Jordan, Kashmir, Kosovo, Lebanon, Palestine, Somalia and the Sudan. Contact details P.O. Box 3984 Station C, Ottawa ON K1Y 4P2 Canada Phone: 1-800-587-6424, 613-742-5948 Fax: 613-742-7733 Website: http://www.humanconcern.org/ Email: hci@istar.ca Top |
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