Active Clubs

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

University of Waterloo Photography Club (UWPC), is a community of photographers who learn from and inspire each other.

Our activities include workshops about fundamental and advanced photography techniques. We also arrange events including photo walks, exciting trips to neighboring cities and towns, and many more activities throughout each term.

If you are interested in photography and wondering how to start, you are more than welcome to join our community, we have experienced...

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.

The club will be a branch of an organization called Circle K international, which is a non-profit community service organization that offers different volunteering opportunities. Circle K International student-led collegiate service program. Volunteer placement will be decided by a general club consensus and will include a variety of different environments such as nursing homes, soup kitchens, charities, hospitals etc.

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...

UW Cancer Foundation is a student-run club that focuses on raising awareness within the student community on the topic of cancer and the various types of cancers that impact our society today. One of their goals is to create a variety of fundraising events that will aid in the fight against cancer. In addition, the club hopes to work alongside organizations such as the Canadian Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute to support cancer researchers.

The UW Charity Knitting Circle is a club where students can knit, crochet, or do other fibre arts together in a relaxing, social environment. The club also has the goal of creating blankets together as members to donate to charity. Knitters and crocheters at any level of experience, including those who have never knit or crochet before, are welcome to join and either learn a new craft or develop their existing skills. Yarn and tools are provided.

UW Operation Smile is a club affiliated with Operation Smile Canada, an organization that aims to raise awareness and provide medical assistance and surgeries to countries around the world for cleft lip and cleft palate. UW Operation Smile works to raise awareness of these conditions in the Kitchener-Waterloo region, and hosts a variety of fundraising events to help raise donations toward this cause.

UW SafeTails Initiative is a student-run, non-profit initiative that supports animal rescues and shelters in the KW region as well as in the GTA. So many animals live in shelters and they deserve to have the best possible care before finding their forever homes. UW SafeTails strives to support these rescues by raising money so that they can provide shelter animals with the best care during their stay at the rescues. Through informational campaigns, social media posts and club events, UW...

UW Stem Cell Club is a club focused on raising awareness about bone marrow stem cells, while working on increasing the number of registered stem cell donors in our nation, starting with the University of Waterloo.