Meet Miriam. She is currently a volunteer and has been working with the Food Service Training Program. Miriam immigrated to Canada 22 years ago after spending 9 years as an elementary school teacher and teaching at the university level in El Salvador. Since moving to...
Meet Maribel. She is a client in the Food Service Training program and immigrated here from Colombia. Maribel immigrated to Canada from Colombia with her husband and 4 children. She describes herself as a positive, friendly, and happy person who loves to learn other...
Meet Ketaki. Ketaki is CIWA’s Program Coordinator for the Fast Track Employment Skills Training Program. Ketaki immigrated from India and speaks three languages – English, Marathi, and Hindi. In addition to these three languages, she also understands Punjabi. Ketaki...
Meet Benia. She is a client in our Child Development Worker Training for Immigrant Women program. Benia immigrated to Canada from Poland to be with her husband 8 years ago. She believes that it is important, as an immigrant, to educate herself on Indigenous history as...
Meet Negar. She is the Volunteer of the Month for January and is currently a volunteer at the Legal Clinic. Negar (Nita) Heidari was born and raised in South Iran and moved to Canada with her family in the summer of 2010. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Cellular,...
Meet Heather. As Business Development Coordinator, she works to foster partnerships that contribute to clients’ success. Heather was born and raised in Ontario, and moved to Calgary two years ago, having spent the last few years living in several different...
