Welcome to MOFIF
MOFIF — Ontario Movement for Francophone Immigrant Women
This site is dedicated to all the francophone immigrant women who arrive in Ontario from all over the world. It is thanks to you, and for you, that MOFIF exists. We warmly welcome you…
We also welcome any individuals or organizations who support the integration of francophone immigrant women in Ontario and wish to know more about MOFIF.
Our Mission:
The mission of MOFIF is to carry out various research, projects, and activities with the aim of improving the life conditions of French-speaking immigrant women in Ontario.
Our Goals:
— To foster the social, economical and cultural development of francophone immigrant women so they may be integrated and actively participating in Canadian society.
— To create and foster dynamic communication, exchange and partnership between immigrant women and all the organizations which participate in the integration of francophone immigrant women.
— To raise awareness of the daily reality and specific needs of immigrant francophone women in Ontario.
— The development and distribution of tools to organizations which offer services to francophone immigrant women.
— The help harmonize government and community services with the needs of francophone immigrant women.
Our Values:
Protecting and extending women's rights, Celebrating the French-speaking world, blossoming of individual potential, social justice, integrity, respect, autonomy, security, diversity, respect of differences (ethnical and cultural, racial, religious, linguistic, of orientation and sexual identity, age, appearance and physical capacities).
Our Origins:
The roots of MOFIF were as a as a member of the committee of La Table Féministe participating in the project: « Qui prend pays… L’impact du parrainage sur les droits à l’égalité des femmes immigrantes », about the impact of sponsoring on the equality of rights of francophone women (published by La Table Féministe in 1999).
Three major recommendations were proposed by the participants of this community forum. The most important was the successful reduction of the sponsorship responsibility period from the original 10 years to the current 3 years.
Our Birth:
MOFIF — Ontario Association of Francophone Immigrant Women — was created as a non-profit organization on the 31st of March, 2001 in Ottawa during the provincial conference of immigrant women.
Our Evolution:
Since its creation, MOFIF has carried out various research, projects and activities, as well as updating its strategic plan. The MOFIF projects already completed and the projects in process are described in the pages: Projets realisés and Projets en cours.
If you want more information about MOFIF, or wish to become a member, or if you are interested in discussing and developing a project together with MOFIF, please contact us:
Our coordinator: Viviane Koné
Our address: Le MOFIF
1033 Pape avenue, Bureau 5,
East York, Canada M4K 3W1
Our telephone: 416-461-0485 / toll-free: 1-888-879-7304
Our email:
Thank you for visiting our web site.
Together we can contribute to a trouble-free immigration and a successful life for the francophone women in Ontario.
We praise the courage of each francophone woman who, when immigrating to this new country, often has left behind her family, her friends, and the places where she grew up and developed.
