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Impact: Montréal, QC

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This campaign will collect all funds raised by August 17, 2019 at 4:00 AM EDT

The Amal Center for Women is the only center offering FREE, CULTURALLY-SENSITIVE services and support to Montreal’s women and families.


English version below!

CHAQUE DOLLAR COMPTE! Notre but est de récolter  10 000$. Imaginez le sadaqa jariya que vous accumulerez en aidant les femmes et enfants dans le  besoin. Faites un don aujourd’hui pour nous aider à servir nos clients!


Le centre Amal pour femmes est le seul centre offrant un service GRATUIT et CULTURELLEMENT SENSIBLE pour appuyer les femmes et familles musulmanes de Montréal. 
Notre équipe dédiée serve la  la communauté depuis 15 ans, maintenant nous avons besoin de VOUS!

Étant un organisme de bienfaisance enregistré éligible à recevoir le zakat, notre centre peut continuer d’offrir des services qui sauvent des vies grâce aux donateurs généreux comme VOUS!

L'incroyable impact  de votre générosité

Tout revenu accumulé par la levée de fonds sera directement utilisé pour nos besoins opérationnels essentiels.
Notre centre est entièrement entretenu par nos bénévoles, donc votre don sera  utilisé pour :

  • Soutenir notre équipe de travailleuses sociales passionnées et dévouées et offrir un service aux femmes + familles musulmanes de Montréal, et ce, complètement gratuit.

  • Garder les portes de notre centre ouverte, en assurance la maintenance d'un espace sécuritaire pour les femmes et familles. 

Garder notre centre ouvert veut dire accepter des envoient des clientèles  de la part des mosquées, organismes locales et d'autres partenaires. 

 Avec l'avancement du  projet de loi 21 du gouvernement provincial, les services offerts par notre centre sont plus importants que jamais pour que les droits et la dignité de la femmes musulmanes ne soient pas menacés.


Pourquoi un approche culturellement sensible? Découvrez notre travail

Nos clientes ont témoigné avoir vécu des traitements racistes et stigmatisants en forme d’une infériorité dans la qualité de soin, des insultes et le stéréotypage lorsqu'elles avaient cherché du soutien auprès d'autres services locaux.

Nous somme  bien connus à Montréal grâce à nos services soutenant les musulmanes victimes de violence conjugal. Cependant, comparer à nos début, nos services ont connus une expansion incluant:

  • services pour l'individu, la famille, ainsi que consultations matrimoniales
  • intervention de crise et intervention psychosociale
  • orientation en temps d’intervention d’une institution(police, protection de la jeunesse)
  • références
  • ateliers
  • sensibilisation publique et communautaire

Ce sont des services qui sauvent des vies en aidant les personnes vulnérables de Montréal ainsi qu’en leur aidant à naviguer les systèmes complexes qui leur défavorise. 
Nous servons des clientes avec des enjeux divers, aussi divers que les clientes  elles-mêmes.
Nos clientes déclarent avoir une meilleure qualité de vie, une hausse d’estime de soi et un sentiment de contrôle par rapport à leur vie.

L'objectif  de notre campagne

Les besoins de notre clientèle sont en constante évolution. Notre objectif de 50 000 $ permettra à notre équipe de travailleuses sociales passionnée et dévouée de continuer à répondre pleinement aux besoins croissants de la communauté.

Dans les mots de notre clientèle

"Immigrer au Canada était excitant mais difficile. Mon mari a trouvé un bon travail, mais il était constamment stressé, en colère et violent. Je suis allée au centre de santé local pour demander des conseils en matière de mariage, mais la travailleuse sociale était tellement insensible et pleins de jugements sur ma religion. Elle m’a immédiatement menacée de prendre nos enfants. J'avais tellement peur ! Je savais que nous avions besoin d'aide, mais j'étais craintive. Heureusement, j'ai trouvé le centre Amal. Elles parlaient ma langue, m'écoutaient et comprenaient
mes valeurs et ma culture. Elles m'ont donné de l'espoir, pour moi et ma famille
."

-C., ancienne cliente

"Ma fille, Shadya et moi avions une mauvaise relation. Elle semblait hors de contrôle et je ne savais pas comment interagir avec elle et à faire passer mon message. L'atmosphère à la maison était tendue et je ne savais pas quoi faire. Avec  l’aide du centre Amal, la relation entre Shadya et moi s’est considérablement améliorée et nos efforts communs ont eu un impact positif sur notre relation."
-L., ancienne cliente

"J'ai commencé à souffrir d'attaques d'anxiété, dont certaines me traumatisaient. Je devenais anxieuse, j'avais besoin d'aide. Le centre Amal à mes côtés, j'ai commencé à mieux contrôler mon anxiété. J'ai commencé à me faire des amies et à bâtir une vie saine. Montréal est finalement devenue pour moi une ville où je peux en faire une demeure."
F., ancienne cliente, bénévole actuelle
Lisez plus de témoignages de notre clientèle pour vos inspirer!


Ce que vous devez savoir

Le Centre Amal pour femme est un organisme de bienfaisance canadien certifié et qui est admissible à recevoir des dons de la zakat.

Notre centre étant entièrement géré par des bénévoles, nos seules dépenses sont les salaires de notre équipe de travail social et les coûts associés à la sécurité (loyer et télécommunications). Notre équipe donne plus de 400 heures de bénévolat par mois pour que les portes restent
ouvertes.  Votre  zakat fi sabililah aura tellement d'impact, car il finance directement des services bénéfiques pour notre communauté.

Cliquez ici pour consulter nos lettres d'éligibilité à la zakat.

Nous avons une confiance dans la capacité de notre  communauté à soutenir Centre Amal.

S'il vous plaît, donnez généreusement inshaAllah.

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EVERY DOLLAR HELPS! Our aim is to raise $10 000.  Imagine the sadaqa jariya you’ll accumulate in helping women and families in distress and need! Donate today to help us serve our clients!

The Amal Center for Women is the only center offering FREE, CULTURALLY-SENSITIVE services and support to Montreal’s Muslim women and families. Amal’s dedicated team has been serving the local community for over 15 years and has directly impacted thousands women and their families since its inception, but right now, we need you! 

As a registered charity that is eligible to receive zakat, our center’s life-saving services are dependant on generous donors, like you!

The incredible impact of your generosity

All fundraising proceeds will be to directly routed to our highly impactful and crucial operational needs. Our center is entirely volunteer-run, so your donation will immediately:

  • Support our dedicated and passionate social worker team's salaries so we can continue to provide FREE, CULTURALLY-SENSITIVE services to Montreal’s Muslim women and families.

  • Keep our doors open, ensuring that we maintain a safe, welcoming space for Muslim women and families.

Keeping our center open means continuing to accept numerous client referrals from local organizations, and mosques, and continuing to support the heart of our communities, Muslim women and families.  In a time when the rights, dignity and freedoms of Muslim women are threatened by the provincial government’s Islamophobic Bill 21, our center’s support services are more crucial than ever.


Why a culturally-sensitive approach? Discover our work

Our clients report having previously faced cultural stigmatization and racism in the form of inferior quality of care, stereotypes and insults when seeking support from other, non culturally-sensitive local service providers.

We've become well-known in Montreal thanks to our work supporting Muslim victims of conjugal violence.  However, since our inception over 15 years ago, our interventions have expanded holistically to include: 

  • individual, family and marital services
  • crisis and psychosocial intervention
  • guidance with institutional actors (youth protection, health care, police)
  • referrals
  • workshops
  • advocacy and outreach

These are life-saving services that help Montreal’s most vulnerable navigate not only complex systems that discriminate against them, but also their rights, lives and emotions.

We serve clients on a diverse number of issues, as diverse as our clients themselves. Our clients overwhelmingly report seeing significantly improved quality of life, improved self-confidence and a greater feeling of agency in their lives.


The ultimate goal

The needs of our clients are constantly expanding and evolving. Our 50k goal will allow our passionate and dedicated social work team to continue to fully serve and support the community's growing needs. 

In the words of our clients

"Immigrating to Canada was exciting but difficult. My husband found a good job, but he was stressed and angry and abusive. I went to the local health centre to ask for marriage counselling, but the social worker was so insensitive, and made judgements based on my religion. She immediately threatened to take our kids away from both of us. I was so scared! I knew we needed help but I was afraid. Finally, I found Amal.  They spoke my language, listened to me, and understood my values and culture. They gave me hope, for me and my family."

-C., former client


"My daughter, Shadya and I seemed constantly to be at each other’s throats.  She, seemed out of control and I did not know how to get her to listen to me or get my message across. The atmosphere at home was tense and I did not know what to do about it. With Amal helping both Shadya and I, her behavior greatly improved and our joint effort had a positive impact on our relationship."

-L., former client


"I began to suffer from panic attacks, some of them paralyzing. The anxiety was consuming. I needed help and I knew it. With Amal by my side, I started to have better control over my anxiety. I started making friends and building a life for myself here. My quality of life has greatly improved and Montreal finally started to feel like a city where I can make a home for myself."

-F., former client, current volunteer

Read more client stories to get inspired!

What you need to know

The Amal Center for women is a registered Canadian charity that is eligible to receive Zakat donations.  

As our center is entirely run by volunteers, our only expenses are the salaries of our social work team, and the costs associated to keep a roof over our heads (rent and telecommunications).  Our team donates well over 400 volunteer hours a month to keep the doors open.   Your zakat fi sabillilah donation will be so impactful, going directly finance to impactful services that benefit the Muslim community.

Click here to consult our zakat eligibility letters.

We have immense faith in the community’s ability to support our center. 

Please, give generously inshaAllah.






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Amal Center for Women5 years ago

10% of our goal reached

We have achieved almost 10% of our goal. We're extremely grateful to you for your contribution to Amal and we look forward to your continued partnership.  

If you or your family members are looking for a reputable charcharity to donate their Zakat to, please consider us, share our campaign with everyone that you know. Once again Jazak Allah for your contribution.  May Allah SWT accepts your fast, du'as, good deeds and in rease their rewards 10 folds. Aameen.

Amal Center for Women5 years ago

2 days in, we wanted to say thank you from the Amal Center!

Just a quick note to say a sincere and heartfelt thank you to YOU! With our campaign only being in its first 48 hours, you are one of the first donors to support our center’s impactful work!

So far, you have funded more than 2 months of our center’s welcoming doors staying open, and have provided dozens of sessions of our FREE, CULTURALLY-SENSITIVE services to our needy clients. We are so heartened to see such generous support, with over 3000$ having been raised in only 2 days. 100% of the money raised goes directly to impacting our clients!

Thank you for believing in our mission and for giving so generously. We look forward to giving you further updates as our campaign progresses!

We invite you to share our campaign with anyone in your networks who would also like to contribute to the Amal Center’s life-saving work.

Peace and Blessings,

The Amal Center for Women team

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