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LAZO means link, rope, or bond, as in 'estrechar los lazos de la amistad', or 'tightening the bonds of friendship'. It symbolizes the Latin American community keeping together, while we reach out to other Latin American women and build links with existing services and organizations.
The Latin American Women's Support Organization (LAZO) was formed in 1992 by volunteers who wanted to provide outreach, deliver support services, and help build bridges between mainstream services and the Spanish speaking community in Ottawa-Carleton. In 1995, LAZO initiated a small health promotion program focusing on the prevention of breast cancer and HIV/AIDS. In 1996, LAZO's Latin American Women Health and Social Services Access program began to link Spanish women to the existing services in the area. The following year, LAZO's ten new community leaders were trained to help build the Spanish-speaking women's community. All three programs were funded by the municipality through a Health Grants program. LAZO also provided a peer counselling training program for Spanish-speaking women facing violence.
For more information on the activities taken place in the fall of 2005, please call us as 233-4443 ext 2153 or send us an email.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Past activities: summer picnic
Contact us by phone at (613) 233-4443 ext. 2153 or write to us: general@lazogroup.ca
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