Aiza’s Teddybear Foundation is a non-profit organization providing physical & emotional support to children in need. We connect community members with low-income families and create platforms to amplify the voices of young people with big dreams. Why teddy bears? Once the physical needs (shelter, warmth, clothing & food) of a child are met, the emotional needs (love & affection) must be fulfilled. Since 2013, we have repurposed and distributed hundreds of thousands of teddies, clothing items and books to serve purpose in the lives of under-resourced youth.
* Delivering presentations about the rights & freedoms of all children
* Leading empathy building, storytelling & self-reflecting workshops
* Creating free clothing store spaces in local homeless shelters
* Repurposing and distributing second-hand clothing items to families in need
* Supporting refugee families as they build a new life in Canada
* Creating at-home libraries for students learning at home during the pandemic
* Providing hundreds of backpacks filled with school supply items for students in need each year
* Mentoring aspiring young activists through our Youth Advisory Board
* Providing youth with service learning opportunities
* Filling underfunded classrooms with school supplies, books, and other resources
* Providing underfunded classrooms with heating systems and students with warm sweaters in the winter
* Furnishing homes in impoverished communities with beds, ovens and kitchen appliances
* Providing good quality clothing to families in need
* Economic empowerment for single mothers and aspiring artisans (providing sewing machines and knitting supplies to help women earn an income to support their families)
* Providing school fees and uniforms to children who would otherwise be coerced into laborious conditions
* Funding nutritious meal programs for orphans and malnourished children in Southeast Asia
