OTTAWA A new campaign is asking you to donate your gently used cellphones to women’s shelters in the city of Kingston. Project Connect is run by students with Queen’s University s Faculty of Health Sciences. People can donate their used cellphones, tablets and laptops, and they will be given out to those in need, including those at women’s shelters. Student organizer Naomi Wedel says the technology can make a difference in someone’s day-to-day life. It’s going to be potentially life changing, Wedel tells CTV News Ottawa. Being able to have access to ways of expanding their lives, starting over, having that fresh start.
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OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 9, 2021 /CNW/ - Everyone has the right to feel safe and live free from violence. Women s organizations across the country provide vital services and support adapted to the individual realities of survivors of gender-based violence. The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring these organizations have the resources they need to continue their essential work.
Today, Gudie Hutchings, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, announced an investment of over $4.76 million for ten projects that will address gender-based violence across Ontario.
This investment will support organizations including: