EMPOWERING WOMEN TO REACH FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
Entrepreneurship Employment Education
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The registration period for the 2024 winter cohort is launched!
Are you looking for a fresh start and want to undertake a transformative professional project?
The Lise Watier Foundation offers the Let’s Start Up program to women who wish to carry out a professional project related to entrepreneurship, the pursuit of post-secondary studies or the search for a more fulfilling job.
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“Électrique Glam” Ball
The magic of the 10th Bal de la Fondation: $1,130,000 for women’s financial independence!
The annual Lise Watier Foundation Ball is an event that continues to shine year after year, and the “Électrique Glam” Ball was no exception.
Chaired by Marie-Claude Dumas, President and CEO of WSP Canada, the 10th edition on October 12 was nothing short of spectacular. Immersed in a glamorous universe recalling the creative spirit of Prince and Bowie, over 750 guests attended the event.
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.
