Meet Julia. She is the Career Counsellor for the Links to Young Adult Employment program at CIWA. Julia moved to Canada because of its reputation as a safe, democratic, and beautiful country. After immigrating here she believes it’s the best in the world. After...
Meet Winnie. She is a volunteer in the Pebbles in the Sand program and May’s Volunteer of the Month. Tsigeweini ‘Winnie’ Zeru is originally from Eritrea where she taught pre-school aged children. She came to Canada as a refugee in 2013 and is aspiring to be a...
Meet Maria Fernanda. She currently volunteers with the Legal Clinic and the Volunteer Program. Maria Fernanda Fereira and her 3 children (ages 28, 17, and 16) moved to Calgary in the summer of 2019. Maria holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Mexico. Prior to moving...
Meet Jaeeun. She is the Career Counsellor for the Bridge to Success for Professional Immigrant Women program. Jaeeun was born and raised in South Korea but has always wanted to live overseas. During her university years, she studied abroad in China and loved it....
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...
