CANADIAN CENTER FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT (CCFWE) CCFWE Financial Futures Summit:Best Practices In Banking to Support Survivors of Economic Abuse November 16th, 2023 | 10 AM – 1:30 PM EST The recently concluded virtual Financial Futures Summit brought together representatives from financial institutions, credit unions, policymakers, frontline staff and advocacy organizations from the UK, Australia and Canada to […]

On this page November 26th is Economic Abuse Awareness Day (EAAD). This year’s Economic Abuse Awareness Day theme is “Counting the Cost.” The theme has been selected to raise awareness of the long-lasting and compounding costs of Economic Abuse on survivors and was chosen by the six organizing countries: Canada, England, Israel, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia. Economic […]

“UNITE! Invest to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls” The global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is a critical international moment and campaign to call for an end to violence against women and girls. It runs from 25th November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, until 10th December, Human Rights […]

Strengthening Access to Financial Resources for Economic Abuse Survivors Coinciding with National Woman Abuse Prevention Month and Financial Literacy Month (FLM), the Canadian Center for Women’s Empowerment (CCFWE) will be raising awareness on domestic Economic Abuse prevention and response from November 1st to November 30th, 2023. This year’s HELP US RISE (Our Month of Action) […]