MALTON WOMEN COUNCIL (MWC)

MWC believes in CELEBRATING LIFE through the richness of our diverse languages, cultures, songs and stories. Celebration of South Asian Heritage Month in the May of 2009 was one such celebration which brought all of us together…..mothers, grandmothers, young girls, teachers, families and the Dunrankin Drive Public School community. The spark continued and led to the formation of Malton Giddha Group, a group passionate about celebrating and sharing the colors and beauty of rich and diverse South Asian culture. What started as a women’s cultural, social and support group in and around Dunrankin Drive Readiness Centre, eventually became the foundation stone for Malton Women Council. Today, Malton Giddha Group is an inevitable part of MWC; as through our songs, our poetry, our languages, our food, our rich culture and heritage; we share our stories, we discuss our issues and come up with holistic and practical solutions and we provide social, emotional and psychological support to women...

As part of our 10 th  anniversary celebrations; we would like to share with you another jewel from the ‘treasure box of our history’. It is rightly said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ Our pictures became our voice when a group of 24 women from Dunrankin Drive Readiness Centre Community participated in the Peel District School Board’s Understanding the Early Years Malton Photovoice Project in July and August of 2009. This 7-week project resulted in the compilation of pictures and stories which were exhibited at Malton Community Centre, Peel District School Board HJA Brown Education Centre and at various schools and community events within Peel. Little did we know that this coming together as a women’s support group would become the foundation of a community-based women’s organization. Malton Photovoice Project for Women-2009 is a significant chapter in the inception years of Malton Women Council.