Action ontarienne contre la violence faite aux femmes (AOcVF) was founded in 1988 by frontline workers who had identified the need for a province-wide organization. The organization comprises francophones feminist organizations working to end the oppression of women. AOcVF has a mandate to work to prevent violence, provide ongoing training for workers, set directions and take the initiative to establish French-language services, analyse issues and produce education and awareness materials in French, grounded in a feminist analysis of the social and community situation.