“Thank you, Monica. I truly appreciate how succinctly but strategically you have described the breadth and value of the work francophone women have done as part of the Oasis community.
Your analysis has provided inspiration to me and everyone who will continue to pursue this important cause for the next 25 years.”
Dada Gasirabo,
Executive Director, Oasis Centre des Femmes
Overview of work
Oasis Centre des Femmes is a francophone, multiservice charity working to support French speaking victims of violence in the GTA. It provides a breadth of critically important services ranging from counselling, court, settlement and housing support to employment, action research and capacity building. After 23 years working at Oasis, Dada Gasirabo, Oasis' Executive Director was planning to transition towards retirement. Dada was looking for a way to ensure that the organization continued to build on the strong foundation.
Shift & Build was brought on to help with this, conceptualizing an impact report that documented the current context, the evolution of Oasis, its impact, strengths, challenges and recommendations for moving forward. This work involved a landscape analysis, a series of interviews with key stakeholders as well as the facilitation of strategic discussions in order to clarify recommendations for increased impact.
It has been moving and heartwarming to work with Oasis. I know this work will help grow and accelerate the impact of Oasis.