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Wildlife Rehabilitation CCWR is working towards a Wildlife Custodian Authorization, to be issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources. We are applying for the funding needed to build our intake clinic and animal enclosures in the hope of taking in injured and orphaned fawns and raccoons starting in spring 2010. Public Education Some harm to wildlife can be prevented through public education. CCWR will develop an extensive campaign to inform the public on the role people can play in minimizing the impact humans have on wildlife. Advocacy CCWR believes that we need to respect nature and that all life should have value and meaning. When human industry interferes with the balance of nature, we need to take a responsible approach. CCWR will work with city officials and developers, speaking on behalf of wildlife when its well-being is threatened by land development. Sanctuary Our sanctuary animals continue to receive excellent care for the rest of their lives.

Rainbow Literacy Society (RLS) is a non-profit organization that provides free family literacy programs. These programs include Books for Babies, Time for Rhymes, Building Blocks Family Literacy Program, Homegrown: Stories for Life, Pillowslip Stories and Building Adolescent Skills in School. RLS also delivers the Write Break Adult Literacy one-on-on volunteer tutor program. RLS was formed in 1993 by a group of Vulcan County volunteers who wanted to develop preventative programs, based on the belief that language, literacy and communication skills are critical factors in the lives of every citizen in our community. Staff and volunteers from RLS developed the Building Blocks Family Literacy Program in 1997. Staff are trained to work in-home with families on literacy skills. This model is now used by various programs in Western Canada. In 2004 Rainbow Literacy Society was recognized by Literacy Alberta and received the Award of Excellence for an organization.

AMISTAD CANADA currently works with four Mexican non-profits: With CASA, a centre for family and reproductive health, we have three projects: - We fund a Clinical Coordinator in CASA's School of Professional Midwifery and provide equipment for the School and Maternity Hospital. - Donations for the annual San Miguel Walk support projects in CASA’s Domestic Violence Prevention Program. - We fund the establishment of libraries in pre- and primary-schools in rural communities and thereby enhance early childhood education With FEED THE HUNGRY we provide nutritional health education services to the families of children participating in FTH’s school meals programs. With LA BIBLIOTECA DE SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, we have a Canadian Education Project, which provides scholarships, free classes and books for young Mexican students. With JOVENES ADELANTE we provide scholarships, computers and other services to qualified San Miguel de Allende students for their university career.

VAST workshops and clinics are offered to communities that rarely see veterinary or animal husbandry services. We train local animal health workers in food animal care, disease prevention and treatment, and biosecurity. The goal is to recognise key diseases in livestock before they become fatal, as well as give locals the opportunity to have their animals health checked. A secondary goal is to deliver needed veterinary medicines and supplies to communities. Our next visit is to Haiti. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, with some of the highest infant mortality, illiteracy and infectious disease rates found globally. Since the earthquake in 2010, a cholera epidemic has also impacted the population, compromising their ability to rebuild. As more than 80% of the population survives on less than $2 US/day, farmers are unable to pay for proper animal care. Unfortunately for most rural Haitians, their family's wealth and security are tied up in the few animals they own.

Family Services of the North Shore is an accredited, not-for-profit, community-based organization. For sixty years, we have provided education, support, and counselling to heal and connect the North Shore community.The Agency serves the City of North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, the District of West Vancouver, as well as the Village of Lions Bay, and Bowen Island. We also lead the provincial work in the prevention of eating disorders.Our annual budget is now close to 3.7 million of which one third or 1.3 million is fundraised. We actively work with our donors, funders, community partners and corporate donors to ensure the sustainability of effective and cost-efficient programs. Our vision is a connected community where people care for one another. We annually serve close to 7400 individuals and families through a broad range of social services to children, youth, adults, couples, and families from a diverse array of cultural and economic backgrounds.

AMBERHEART Breast Cancer Foundation - a registered charity focused on creating breast health education and cancer prevention programs related to early detection and increasing awareness of breast cancer. Amberheart centers its attention on endorsing healthy ways of living, pro-health habits and identifying women who, because of risk factors, have a high probability to develop breast cancer. Its activities are mainly addressed to young women and those who do not participate in the government supported breast cancer prevention program. The activities of the organization are addressed to: - women, who for any reasons do not participate in the mammography screening program and - younger women who are not covered by it - breast cancer survivors - adolescent women Besides the educational materials such as brochures, videos and flash presentations, we offer courses in breast cancer prevention and detection methods for women and health care specialists

We are clearly at a time when the mental and emotional health of our young people is at an all time low. To offer our young people an alternative to depression, suicide, low self esteem, alcohol and drug abuse, unsafe sexual activity, violence and criminal activity, seems to be something that ought to be a priority in our schools these days. Offering tools whcih teach younge people to control and manage their emotions and their stress more effectively is an option, yet most schools don't know that such an option exists. YES! Youth Empowerment Seminar for High Schools is something that specifically addresses these issues for young people. YES! provides teens with practical and effective tools to reduce stress, increase mental clarity thereby improving study and skills and test scores, manage emotions, develop leadership skills and take greater responsibility for their own comunities.

There is a 68% incidence of domestic violence in Ukraine. The Konvalia Project has focused energies on the development of a program for the prevention of domestic violence in Ukraine. The work is two-fold. The first is an educational focus that provides information to abused women and representatives of social agencies who work with abused women. Also, six-session workshops are being presented in elementary and high schools focussing on the development of healthy relationships, respect, conflict resolution, building respect, resources in the community and legislation. The second is the provision of services for abused women which would include individual and group counselling services. Counselling services are available for children who are victims and/or witness domestic violence. The Konvalia Project has also been involved in presenting and supporting certificate courses in Practical Social Work. This work is carried out in Kiev and Vinnitsia

TRACHOMA PROJECT: Trachoma is the largest preventable cause of blindness with the rate of infection in a typical village being as high as 45%. We have a program where we examine the children, provide medication where necessary, provide education as to good hygene and also clean water. THE CHISHAWASHA ORPHANAGE PROJECT: This orphanage is presently the home for 40 children and we are providing some buildings and covering some of their operating costs. THE ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL PROJECT: We look after the cost of 100 operations each year and in 2006 we built a residence and we look after all of its annual expenses. CATARACT PROJECT: We continue to help with the children's cataract operations. COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROJECT: We are building two much needed small schools in the very remote Gwembe Valley in Zambia. CHISANGA HEALTH POST PROJECT: Also in the Gwembe valley we are building a health post in an area that is the home to over 4,500 Tonga.

The NCWC Education fund works closely with the National Council of Women of Canada, which represents over 750,000 Canadians through its 24 Nationally Organized Affiliated Societies, Provincial Councils in 6 Provinces and 15 Local Councils of Women. Joint research has been done and public education programs held over the past 10 years on: *Young Women and Violence Prevention *Securing Our Future-the Economics of Later Life action plans/curricula developed to help young women plan for a healthy economic future *'Canada's Water'07 AGM panel re water shortages,impacts of mega dams, drought, mining, a need for a National Water Strategy *'The Water/Energy Connections Project' 08-10 i.e. NCWC Education Fund AGM programs re Great Lakes, Nuclear,'Soft' Water/Energy Paths,Climate;Public Meetings, Newsletters, Web site, Cross -Canada Survey on water/energy use & public opinion on government energy and water policies (*Project funded by the Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation)