Hello everyone. There was no Friday MashUp or Recap Monday last/this week because of the long weekend so we’re back today with a Feature Wednesday. Leave a comment on what you think of these features or if you’re bored and want to know about other stuff relating to human rights…
Womanspace, in Lethbridge Alberta, is a community based organization dedicated to respecting and reflecting the diversity of women. Womanspace does advocacy work on behalf of women, raising awareness about issues and providing numerous services including financial literacy. It has been in operation in Lethbridge for over 20 years and sadly, it just received word that for the first time in two decades, they will not be receiving Status of Women Canada funding.
Non-profit organizations like these are a result of a lot of hard work, dedication, blood and tears. People don’t go into this field for the money–they do it because they recognize that there are others who need their assistance and they work hard to provide assistance in anyway they can. Denying a three year grant worth $347,000, harms not only the employees of this organization who will be out of a job by the end of summer, but the hundreds of women they assist yearly. Status of Women Canada did not give a reason why they were denied this funding; they just did.
These are the words of the clients Womanspace has helped.
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