EMPOWERING LOCAL WOMEN TO REACH FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
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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
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*.
1250
women supported towards financial independence.
6
regions served (Montreal, Quebec, Laurentians, Montérégie, Sherbrooke, 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.