Active Clubs

Amnesty International is a non-profit organization that operates worldwide with over 8 million members around the world. This club will advocate for the protection of individuals and is focused on the promotion of human rights. UW’s amnesty international chapter strives to provide awareness to students, faculty, and alumni about the human rights violations that occur globally. By being a member, you would actively be working to take a stand against the abuse to one's freedom.

We are a UW DIY campus club that seeks to spark creativity. Every term we host a couple of workshops teaching you how to make cute plushies, polymer clay charms, and more- we will provide the materials and instructions, all levels are welcome! We often sell our handmade crafts to raise money for various charities, so keep your eyes peeled for us on campus!

The purpose of this club is to promote the exchange of language and culture between students on campus by creating spaces for thoughtful engagement, practical application, and mutual learning opportunities. By engaging with one another in various contexts, students will be able to develop a well-rounded worldview as future global citizens. We hope to be a place where you can practice a language you’ve been learning, ask questions to native speakers, make new friends, and engage with the many...

Fashion for Change is a non-profit organization that unites students at the University of Waterloo, Conestoga College and Wilfrid Laurier University to host the largest student-run charity fashion show in the K-W region. Over the past 10 years as a club, we have raised over $125,000 for charity! With over 130 executives and models yearly, our family is full of passionate students that use our talents to change the world! We use fashion, dance, film, music, and other mediums to promote...

Global Business Brigades UW, part of the Global Brigades family, is an international movement of university students and professionals building economic opportunities in the developing world.
We work alongside promising entrepreneurs and experienced year-round staff to create financial opportunities in remote, rural, and under resourced areas of Panama, Honduras and Ghana.
GBBUW is the first organization at the University of Waterloo to offer students the opportunity to volunteer abroad to...

Make-A-Wish is a non-profit organization that was pioneered in Arizona, USA and has been ever since working effortlessly towards creating wishes for children with critical illnesses. It is the world’s leading children’s wish-granting organization and serves every community in Canada. Since 1983, Make-A-Wish Canada has granted over 36,000 wishes across the country and has been working efficiently to grant even more in the coming years. As Make-A-Wish foundation is a non-profit it relies on...

Our main goal is to raise awareness about local and international orphans and fundraise money which will be donated to orphan sponsorship organizations. We strive together towards our goal by arranging games nights, movie nights, and general fundraising activities to raise awareness for our club. We're always looking for enthusiastic people to join our team! Interested? Reach us through our social media or email us at uwmsa.orphans@gmail.com

The purpose of the SMILE Club is to foster mental health awareness, well-being, and community among UWaterloo students. We aim to provide easy and enjoyable access to mental health and psychoeducational resources.

Tech+ UW's mission is to cultivate a more inclusive and diverse tech community at UWaterloo by making resources more accessible to the community and students in need. We connect UWaterloo students with experienced and passionate individuals from different domains in tech, and foster this community through events that bring everyone together.

We are the University of Waterloo Student Chapter of the Canadian Association for Global Health (UW CAGH). We represent a student-led initiative designed to foster research and networking in global health among University of Waterloo students across all disciplines. Our goal is to engage with students interested in global health research or who may be considering a career in the field of global health, to open opportunities for professional development.

UW CAGH runs termly general member...