Active Clubs

UW Chapter of Alliance for CancerCare Equity (ACCE-UW) is a student-run club focused on advancing equity in cancer care across the cancer care continuum (prevention through survivorship) in Canada and Ghana. We raise awareness about inequities and barriers to accessing cancer care, such as affordability, navigation, and systemic barriers, through educational talks, panels, workshops, and barrier-awareness campaigns. We also organize student-led fundraising initiatives, with proceeds remitted...

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.

Menstruation is often stigmatized across diverse cultures and communities and is associated with negative connotations. UW Empower Cycle is an organization that is committed to uplifting and empowering marginalized women in period poverty, which is a crucial public health concern. Period poverty refers to the inability of women to access menstrual products due to financial constraints. It is estimated that Canadian women spend up to $6,000 in their lifetime on menstrual hygiene products. At...

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.

We are a student-led club dedicated to promoting awareness of communication, speech, language, and swallowing disorders across the lifespan. The UW Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Club supports students interested in speech-language pathology and related healthcare fields by providing opportunities to learn about the science and practice of communication. Membership is open to all students interested in communication sciences and exploring the clinical, research, and community-based roles of...

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.

UW Supporting SickKids is dedicated to creating a practical impact within the Waterloo community and beyond all in hopes to aid the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) through a variety of different means. These means will go beyond financial support as the club will also contribute by sending gifts and letters to bring smiles on children's faces and supporting staff, parents, and patients along their journeys. The club will aim to work with members of all faculties to seek support and...

To the University of Waterloo, we are your connection to Vietnamese culture, Vietnamese traditions, and the Vietnamese community. UW VSA strengthens the campus community through organizing social events, cultural events, and collaborations.

The Ukrainian Cultural Student Association (UCSA) is the University of Waterloo’s hub for Ukrainian culture, creativity, and community. Open to students of all backgrounds, the club invites you to explore Ukraine beyond the headlines through immersive cultural experiences centered around food, music, art, language, and traditions.
From learning how to write your name in Ukrainian and discovering influential Ukrainian artists and musicians, to exploring traditional cultural dress and...

UW UNICEF aims to support and bring awareness to UNICEF Canada’s initiatives around the world, as well as unite students to work together to educate, raise funds and bring forth everlasting change. UW UNICEF is part of the UNICEF on-campus initiative to help make a difference in our local community.

Please reach out to us at unicef4uwaterloo@gmail.com if you have any questions, and be sure to follow us on Instagram at unicefuwaterloo.