PURPOSE AND MANDATE

     Founded in 1919, the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) is a national non-profit, non-governmental, non-partisan women's equality seeking organization of almost 10,000 women graduates, students and associate members in more than 100 clubs across Canada. CFUW has special consultative status at the United Nations and representation at the Education Committee of the Canadian Commission to UNESCO.
     CFUW Mississauga currently has a membership of more than 200 women graduates from many different universities and educational institutions. We meet monthly from September to April, generally on the first Monday of each month, at the Church of St. Bride, 1516 Clarkson Road North.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

     The Mississauga Club provides opportunities for fellowship and active participation in community projects, both locally and internationally. 
     These range from: 

• Contributing toward a local shelter for abused women and children
  
• Mentoring book clubs for residents in seniors homes
  
• Funding facilities for Ethiopian school girls
  
• Raising funds for teachers' salaries in Afghan girls' schools
  
• Donating to a commemorative award in memory of the female students fatally shot at the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal
  
• Supporting other initiatives to benefit the welfare of women and children
  

WHAT WE FOSTER

We Foster

• Strengthening personal growth through intellectual activity
• Providing academic scholarships
• Promoting friendship and understanding
• Urging active participation in the community
• Supporting the welfare of women and children internationally
• Encouraging dialogue between CFUW and all government levels to effect positive change