Canadian and Turkish Women’s Association of Ottawa

Canadian and Turkish Women’s Association of Ottawa

"Bridging Cultures"

The principal object of CATWAO is to provide a platform for Canadian and Turkish women to promote a better understanding and appreciation of their respective cultures, thus fostering goodwill and working towards better integration in the multicultural community.

 

This objective will be achieved through a variety of activities in the fields of art, culture, literature, women’s issues, and other complementary events.

 

 2016 / 2017

  • At St. Luke’s Park Bettel House

    April 30, 2017

  • Art exhibit, brief bagpipe performance and a reception in celebration of International Women's Day

    Artist Zeynep Nazan Ergincan. Bagpiper Fraser Maher.

    The residence of the Ambassador of Turkey, 3 Crescent Road, Rockcliffe Park

    Wednesday, March 8, 2017, from 6 to 8 pm.

  • At Villa Lucia Restaurant

    January 28, 2017

  • Cheese and Wine Party

    at Fejda Saran’s residence

    October 3, 2016

2017 / 2018

  • April 14th, 2018

  • Turkish Ambassador’s residence with the performance of popular melodies by Soprano Seda Sever Guvener and Pianist Val Wood.

    March 8th, 2018,

  • At Side Restaurant

    February 4, 2018

  • December 10th 2017

  • at Canal Ritz Restaurant,

    November 9th, 2017

  • Wine and Cheese Party

    At Handan Tezel’s residence

    15 October 2017

2018 / 2019

  • Movie “Sufragette”

    At Ottawa University STEM Building

    March 15, 2019

  • At Museum of Nature

    February 2nd, 2019

  • Supported by Dream, collects and distributes gift-filled Shoeboxes to women impacted by homelessness in communities across Canada and the US.

    14 boxes were delivered to Escape Women Store by Catwao

    on December 3rd, 2018

  • at Fusun Horsun’s Residence

    November 24th, 2018

  • Season Opening Paella Party at Cristina Ruiz’s Residence

    September 17, 2018

2019 / 2020

  • Annual General Meeting (AGM) & a talk by our board member, Dr. Fatos Baudouin, on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at 2:00 P.M.

    Dr. Baudouin will talk on “Mental Health Aftermath of COVID-19”

    The meeting will be held virtually via “Zoom”

    Topic: CATWAO AGM

    Time: Jun 14, 2020 01:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

  • Thanks to all our participants, especially Zeynep Ergincan a distinguished artist for sharing her paintings with us and our guest speaker Kimberly Pavelich, the Women’s Day Event was successfully held at the University of Ottawa on March 8, 2020.

    Image from the event

  • Season Closing Event and the AGM

    Sunday, April 28, 2019

    11:00 am - 2:00pm

    Moncion Independent Grocer (second floor), 685 River Road, Gloucester

    (located at Riverside South, corner of River Rd and Earl Armstrong Rd)

    CATWAO members and their spouses

    Free for members and spouses

    In order for us to plan for supplies, please RSVP to info@catwao.com by April 25, 2019.