Meet Carolina. She is a volunteer interpreter and is September’s Volunteer of the Month. Carolina Escudero Alvarado is originally from Peru where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and worked as a coordinator of IT services. She came to Canada to...
Meet Shannon. She is the Coordinator of the Civic Engagement for Immigrant Women Program at CIWA. Shannon first heard of CIWA through her professor at the University of Calgary. At the time, the professor had left the university and started at CIWA as a Civic...
Introducing the Everyday English for Seniors: a project dedicated to support immigrant seniors over 55 years of age, both male and female! The project focuses on enhancing English oral and written skills that enable immigrant seniors to become more confident and...
Meet George. He is a volunteer in employment skills programs and is August’s Volunteer of the Month. Originally from India, George Rodrigues earned his Master’s in Geology and was employed at an international oil & gas company. He constantly traveled; he has...
Meet Aparna. She is July’s Volunteer of the Month and now a proud member of the CIWA team. Originally from India, Aparna Anand earned a Master’s in Social Work before she moved to Canada in 2005 in order to pursue her Master’s of Public Health at the University...
