EMPOWERING WOMEN TO REACH FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
Entrepreneurship Employment Education

Who we are
A helping hand for women
The mission of the Lise Watier Foundation is to help women living in a situation of economic, social or professional vulnerability reclaim confidence in their own abilities and take the initiative to act towards financial independence.
The Foundation offers women resources, training, support and access to a network to enable them to develop their self-confidence and their full professional potential.
Our intervention pillars
OUR IMPACT
A program that changes lives
The issue: the lack of financial independence for local women
In Canada, 35 % of working women earn less than $20,000 per year*.
956
women supported towards financial independence.
98 %
of participants have a better level of confidence in
their skills.
98 %
acquired new knowledge and developed
their skills.
31 %
are in a better
financial situation after just one year.
95 %
say the program is still having a positive impact on their lives one year after completing it.