The Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society is a feminist organization that is dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence, providing support services, and seeking justice for all survivors in the Central Okanagan Valley. In 2021 alone, we provided support to over 12,000 survivors.

Our mission is to support and empower survivors of intimate partner and sexual abuse, exploitation, or violence.

COEFS achieves this purpose through prevention and intervention services in collaboration with community partners. 

Rock-Paper-Scissors Children's Fund is a U.S.-based non-profit dedicated to helping Vietnamese children and families in need. Our goal is to provide learning opportunities for young students through our art and music programs, as well as providing support for them and their families.

Although Vietnam has been gaining in wealth over the past decade, and made gains in social programs, most of these improvements have occurred in the larger cities, and still remain outside the realm of the very poor. Still, approximately 75% of the population live in rural areas, and continue to live in impoverish conditions. Although many children go to school, schools are strict and often provide a very rigid form of learning. Students rarely have the opportunity to express themselves freely outside of school or home.

Paws It Forward began in November 2011 when two friends, working in a pet store, learned about the helpless animals being euthanized at high-kill shelters in California in order to make space. After they enlisted their friends and family to help save over 50 dogs from being euthanized they were able to find loving homes for each one. As the network of people wanting to help grew, they were able to help more dogs. None of this would be possible without the countless volunteers and foster homes that helped them on their journey. Today Paws It Forward rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes hundreds of dogs from around the world who have been neglected, abandoned or abused every year.