CURRENT PROJECTS
Arising Women & 
in partnership with
& the YWCA Scarborough Village/ SOAR program present:
INDEPENDENT WOMEN
Length of Project: 1 Year - From April 2007 to March 2008
INDEPENDENT WOMEN is A FREE program aiming to:
- Increase girls' awareness of opportunities for careers in areas in which women have traditionally not been highly represented by exposing girls to positive role models in such careers in a series of 10 "Lunch and Learn" meetings per year
- Build up marginalized low income immigrant women's needed skills and capacities of becoming entrepreneurs and self-employed by offering training in cooking classes and jewelry making.
LUNCH AND LEARN SESSIONS
Are you a grade 10, 11 or grade 12 student?
- Register for a "Lunch & Learn" with impressive positive role models. You will learn about their academic trajectory, their job's requirements, their satisfactions and challenges and more.
- Book now to meet with women in construction, women politicians, women engineers, women police officers, movies producers, CEOs, University Professors, Bankers, Professional speakers, Journalists, doctors, Law practitioners, etc.
To register, please call: ARISING WOMEN @ 416-281-6662 or visit us at 4125 Lawrence Avenue East, Suite 101 ( Medical Building South West of Lawrence.) AW's "Lunch & Learn" sessions will resume in September.
FREE JEWELRY MAKING CLASSES
Are you interested in jewelry making?
- Come and learn from the best in Toronto. Become financially independent soon.
What you will get and keep for free:
- A visit to wholesalers/ distributors
- A tool kit & needed materials
- A four weeks training valued at $ 1 250.00
- A self-made portfolio for your advertisement
- A business plan
Class A: August 28, September 4, 11, 18 & 25
Class B: August 30, September 7, 14, 21 & 28.
Limited spots. Commitment & discipline required. Lunch & TTC provided. To register, please call: ARISING WOMEN @ 416-281-6662 or visit us at 4125 Lawrence Avenue East, Suite 101 ( Medical Building South West of Lawrence.)
FREE COOKING CLASSES FOR WOMEN
Are you interested in learning professional cooking?
- Come and learn from the Second Harvest Kitchen. Become financially independent soon.
What you will get and keep for free:
- A cook's suit
- A Chef's set of knives
- A free 16 weeks training valued at$ 3.500.00
- Assistance in job search.
- Participation in & Benefits of the YWCA's SOAR program.
- Business & soft skills
- Childcare subsidy and TTC available to OW recipients