ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ FEDERATION OF ONTARIO
REPORT TO THE 2015 ANNUAL MEETING
Advancing and Protecting Our Union, Our Values and Our Profession
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Overseas Support
CTF Trust Fund
Through the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF)
Trust Fund Initiatives, ETFO contributed $63,500
to support projects by international organiza-
tions including:
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African Women in Education Network (AWEN)
y
Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
y
Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) – Status
of Women Committee
y
Education International (EI) Latin America
y
EI Initiative and John Thompson program
y
Pan African Teachers’ Centre (PATC)
y
South Asia Association for Regional
Cooperation Women’s Network (SAARC)
y
Teachers’ Action for Teaching
y
Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU)
y
Teachers’ Action for Teacher Organizations
y
Ghana National Teachers Union (GNAT)
y
MATCH International Centre
y
CODE - Canadian Organization for
Development Through Education
This year, ETFO provided overseas scholar-
ships totalling $28,500 to the CTF Trust Fund for
women teachers in Uganda, Ghana, Sierra Leone,
South East Asia, South Asia and the Caribbean;
to the Hope for Rwanda’s Children Fund for
scholarships for female students; and to the
Women’s Wing of Swaziland National Association
of Teachers for scholarships for women teachers
and female students.
Nepal Relief Efforts
When the tragic earthquake struck Nepal in
April, ETFO and its locals moved quickly to send
funds for relief efforts. The Federation made
initial donations of $10,000 to the Canadian Red
Cross and another $10,000 to the Education
International Solidarity fund to support educa-
tion affiliates in Nepal and their individual mem-
bers and families.
ETFO locals made donations of $20,950 for Nepal
aid. Given that ETFO had pledged to match
donations from ETFO locals up to an additional
$20,000, the total donation from the Federation
rose to $40,000.
Nepal Disaster Relief
Matching Funds from ETFO
Provincial, $20,000
Donations by
ETFO Locals, $20,300
ETFO Provincial
Donation, $20,000