NOTICE

NEO TOKYO 2024 : OUR ANNUAL BALL RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW!

EMPOWERING LOCAL WOMEN TO REACH FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE

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BUY YOUR LOVE MY LIPS

A gesture of love to yourself and to others.   

Until September 30, 2024, Watier will donate $5 to the Foundation for every Love My Lips Caring Lip Oil sold, regardless of shade.  

By purchasing a Love My Lips, not only will you have a radiant smile, but you’ll also be helping to brighten the future of women living in situations of economic, social or professional vulnerability. Visit the closest point of sale* or buy online! 

*Available at Jean Coutu, Brunet, Uniprix, Familiprix, Shoppers Drugmart and London Drugs

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The registration period for the fall 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 Journey 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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OUR ANNUAL BALL

Thursday, October 17, 2024 | Windsor Station

Experience an evening in the hidden alleyways of Tokyo, where neon lights illuminate the night, blending tradition and modernity, and where every encounter is captivating.

Bal Neo Tokyo

WHO WE ARE

A helping hand for women

The mission of the Lise Watier Foundation is to support and encourage the professional development and financial independence of local women by providing them with the means to realize their full potential.

Our intervention pillars

Encourage
Unlocking the professional potential of women by strengthening their confidence in their abilities to build a solid foundation for a fulfilling professional life.
Train
Giving women the support, knowledge, and tools they need to acquire and strengthen the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve their professional goals.
Support
Cultivating achievements by valuing collaboration, continuous education, and professional development.

OUR IMPACT

A program that changes lives

The issue: the lack of financial independence for local women

In Canada, 44 % of working women earn less than $30,000 per year*.

1097

women supported towards financial independence.

5

regions served (Montreal, Quebec, Laurentians, Montérégie and Toronto)

171

businesses launched or propelled

59

women have received or are receiving financial aid to pursue post-secondary education

33 %

are in a better
financial situation after just one year.

[1] Statistics Canada (2022). Table 11-10-0240-01  Distribution of employment income of individuals by sex and work activity, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas 

MARIE-ÈVE

Graduate of the Let’s Start Up Program

The Lise Watier Foundation offers the Let’s Start Up Journey in Montreal, Quebec City, the Laurentians, Montérégie, Sherbrooke and Toronto. More than 300 women a year are committed to taking action through the Let’s Start Up Journey. They graduate with a better understanding of their strengths and skills, as well as the knowledge and tools to implement their professional project. Women thus begin a new journey towards financial independence through entrepreneurship, a return to school or a more fulfilling job.

Major donors

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CDPQ
Fondation J.A. DeSève
RBC
Succes Finder
Sanimax