Global Network of Women's Shelters - End Violence Against Women

Women’s Shelters Canada is a founding member of the Global Network of Women’s Shelters.

Since its inception in 2009, one of the primary activities of the GNWs has been to lead the production of an annual Global Shelter Data Count, which provides a snapshot of one day in violence against women shelters across the world.

In addition, the GNWS is responsible for holding regular World Conferences of Women’s Shelters, which bring together shelter delegates from around the world in order to share experiences and identify emerging priorities. The 1^st World Conference was held in Edmonton in 2008, the 2^nd in 2012 in Washington, DC, and the 3^rd in The Hague, Netherlands, in 2015. Three staff members of Women’s Shelters Canada attended the 4^th World Conference of Women’s Shelters in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in 2019. It is anticipated that the 5^th World Conference will take place in Australia at a date to be determined.