South Asian Women's Rights Organization (SAWRO)

Name

South Asian Women's Rights Organization (SAWRO)

Legal name

South Asian Women and Immigrants' Services, SAWIS

Website

https://sawro.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigrant Settlement and Community Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (62419), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Diaspora, Family Reunification & Case Management Services (BPADAHAM), MHPSS & Trauma-Informed Support for Displaced Populations (BPADAHAJ), Family & School System Navigation (Parent Engagement, Youth Services) (EDAAADAH)

Keywords

• Immigrant settlement services
• Women empowerment programs
• Community-based services
• Employment support services
• Gender-based violence support

Headquarters

HQ city

Scarborough

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding and Grants: SAWIS operates as a registered non-profit and charitable organization funded by government sources including Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Canada Summer Jobs program, Ontario government, Toronto government, and Canadian Heritage. Additional support from community funders.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SAWRO/SAWIS is a community-based, women-led non-profit organization providing free social services to South Asian immigrant women and families in Toronto. It delivers employment and settlement support (DWJobNet), women and youth empowerment programs, community engagement initiatives, financial empowerment workshops, gender-based violence (GBV) resources, and senior services (New Roots), offered in Bangla and English through community centers and virtual channels.

Product overview

SAWIS is a community-based, women-led non-profit organization offering a portfolio of social services for South Asian immigrant women and families in Toronto's East-Danforth neighborhoods. The organization provides a coordinated set of programs including DWJobNet (employment and settlement support), Community Engagement initiatives, and Women and Youth Empowerment programs, complemented by specialized resources in financial empowerment, gender-based violence support, and immigrant senior services. The services are delivered through direct programming, workshops, community forums, and partnerships with other settlement service providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DWJobNet: Danforth Women Job Network - Employment and Settlement program offering employment support services

Products and services

• DWJobNet - Employment and Settlement Employment support and settlement services helping immigrant women and community members find jobs and integrate into Canadian society.
• Community Engagement Programs facilitating active community participation, civic involvement, and social integration for immigrant women and families.
• Women and Youth Empowerment Empowerment initiatives focused on building skills, confidence, and leadership among women and youth in the community.
• Financial Empowerment Resources Financial literacy workshops and resources helping low-income and newcomer families improve their overall financial well-being, including tax information sessions delivered in Bangla and English.
• GBV Resources Resources and support services addressing gender-based violence in the community, including focus groups and workshops.
• New Roots - Resources for Immigrant Seniors Dedicated resources and programs supporting immigrant seniors in their settlement and integration journey, providing social support, isolation reduction, and intergenerational bonding.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• COSTI Immigrant ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing immigrant services. COSTI and SAWIS collaborate on job fairs and community events serving immigrant populations in Toronto.
• SALCOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization visible in SAWIS's partner network supporting South Asian community services.
• IWCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization collaborating with SAWIS on community initiatives and service delivery.
• UniforcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLabor union partner supporting worker rights advocacy and employment initiatives for immigrant communities.
• McMaster UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for community-engaged research. Co-presented at 26th Metropolis Canada Conference on research with Bangladeshi migrants.
• University of Toronto (UofT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for community-engaged research on structural inequities, migration, labor market discrimination, and gender-based violence.
• CASSAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in SAWIS's ecosystem supporting South Asian community development.
• TCH (Toronto Community Housing)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner supporting housing and social programs for immigrant communities.
• Service CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal government partner providing service information and resources to community members.
• OCASIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOntario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants - provincial umbrella organization for immigrant-serving agencies.
• Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)coreOthersFederal government funder of Canada Summer Jobs program enabling SAWIS to hire 4-5 youth annually for summer employment.
• Ontario GovernmentcoreOthersProvincial government funder supporting SAWIS programs and services.
• City of TorontocoreOthersMunicipal government funder supporting community programs including Food Handler Certification Initiative.
• Canadian HeritagecoreOthersFederal government department providing funding support to SAWIS.
• Working Women Community CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Food Handler Certification Initiative providing training opportunities to community residents.
• Tropicana Community ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization collaborating on Early Childhood Education program pathway with Centennial College.
• Centennial CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner offering Early Childhood Education diploma program through partnership with Tropicana.
• Springboard ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployment services partner offering Stability to Success program for job seekers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• COSTI Immigrant Services: One of the largest immigrant-serving agencies in the Greater Toronto Area; delivers settlement, employment, language training, and refugee support comparable to SAWIS's DWJobNet program and is already a documented SAWIS strategic partner.
• South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO): Provides legal aid and advocacy for South Asian communities in Ontario across immigration, family, and gender-based violence issues — directly aligned with SAWIS's GBV and immigrant-rights work, and an existing partner.
• Tropicana Community Services: Scarborough-based community services organization serving racialized newcomer populations; overlaps with SAWIS on youth, settlement, and early childhood education programming and is an existing strategic partner.
• Agincourt Community Services Association: Scarborough-based multiservice agency delivering newcomer settlement, employment, youth and seniors programs to immigrant communities in the same Toronto service region as SAWIS.
• CASSA - Council of Agencies Serving South Asians: Toronto-based umbrella organization coordinating South Asian-focused settlement and social services; the closest peer by population served (South Asian diaspora) and an existing SAWIS partner.
• Springboard Services: Toronto-area employment services organization offering job seeker programs; directly comparable to SAWIS's DWJobNet employment mandate and an existing SAWIS partner offering the Stability to Success program.
• Working Women Community Centre: Toronto-based community organization supporting women, newcomers, and low-income residents through training (including Food Handler Certification), employment, and settlement services — directly comparable to SAWIS's women-focused mission.
• OCASI - Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants: Provincial umbrella body coordinating Ontario's immigrant-serving agencies; directly comparable as a settlement-sector peer and an existing SAWIS partner, representing the segment SAWIS sits within.
• Heritage Skills Development Centre (HSDC): Scarborough-based newcomer services organization offering settlement, language training, employment, and seniors programs to immigrant populations in the same East Toronto geography as SAWIS.

Emerging players

• JIAS Toronto (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services): Toronto-based immigrant-serving nonprofit supporting newcomer integration through case management, employment, and language services; comparable settlement-sector peer but serving a different diaspora community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SouthAsianWomensRightsOrganization
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/south-asian-women-s-rights-organization-sawro

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