Jaslin Kaur Ahuja and her husband moved to Calgary from India in 2010. After a year and a half in Edmonton, they returned to Calgary with their youngest child. Jaslin holds a Master’s in Business Administration in Health and Hospital Administration and has worked in...
Azita Afsharnejat has been a valued member of Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) team for over 10 years. She started as a Youth and Senior Counsellor and has now been the Program Coordinator of One on One Counselling for the last nine years. In her...
Linda Yin immigrated to Canada from China in 2008 to be closer to her daughter and to help with her two grandchildren. She worked as a Senior Engineer before going to Calgary. Linda learned about CIWA through a friend. She was a client for a few years and benefitted...
Shahitha Maideen has been working at CIWA for seven years. She started working as Team Lead of SMILES Childcare and later became the Childcare Training Pathway Program Coordinator. “I love meeting people from different parts of the world and knowing their...
Safaa Bashir was born and raised in Sudan. She was almost finished with her Medical Degree when she arrived in Calgary in 2018. It was challenging for her to put her dreams on hold and move to Canada. After a lot of dedication and tenacity, she is finally back in...
