Because It Takes a Village
Fundraising campaign by
Tammy Mercier
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CA$100.00raised of CA$50,000.00 goal goal
No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities
Campaign Story
21% of single mothers in Canada are raising children in poverty. (The Canadian Women's Foundation)
14% of single senior Women. (Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report, Cara Williams, Statistics Canada, Dec. 2010)
26% of women with disabilities. (Ibid, p. 254)
A Report Card on Women and Poverty by Monica Townson
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/National_Office_Pubs/women_poverty.pdf
With this campaign I would like to help empower women, young ladies and girls that want to remain independent to be able to seek help: financial, psychological, counselling, guidance, protection and education to assist them in pursuing their dreams, raising a family on their own, maintaining their homes, maintaining their dignity, growing as professionals, fostering personal growth and thriving in a world that is not built to be so kind to people that don't have the skills or self-worth or self-esteem or knowledge necessary to fulfill their dreams and live a life full of hope, dreams and happiness.
Organizer
- Tammy Mercier
- Campaign Owner
Are women really in this much need?
Update posted by Tammy Mercier at 06:30 pmCanada is a rich country?is poverty really a problem? Once the full impact of the recent global economic crisis is calculated, it is estimated that as many as 4.8 million Canadians will be poor.1 If you gathered this many people in one place?men, women and children?you would create a city. . . . .
Donors & Comments
- Akila Whiley
- Donated on Aug 26, 2015
An amazing initiative, Tammy! Thank you for continuing to be a courageous leader, it is truly an inspiration.
An amazing initiative, Tammy! Thank you for continuing to be a courageous leader, it is truly an inspiration.