Meet Shahnaz

Meet Shahnaz

Shahnaz Tabatabaei moved to Calgary with her husband in 2019. She is originally from Iran, where she earned a PhD in Psychology and was an Associate Professor for over 10 years. Shahnaz aspires to become a counsellor or practice psychology in the near future. Shahnaz...
Meet Anna

Meet Anna

Anna initially started as a volunteer at CIWA. She was first employed as a receptionist in 2013. She then became the Administrative Assistant for the LINC before transitioning to her current role as the Intake worker for LINC and Pebbles in the Sand programs. ...
Meet Alma

Meet Alma

Alma Francisco moved to Calgary from the Philippines in 2019 with a Bachelor of Computer Science degree and experience working as an election assistant for the local government. She likes taking on challenges and learning about the lives of others, especially being in...
Meet Rana

Meet Rana

Rana has been serving immigrant women and their families through various roles at CIWA since 2016. She started as a Home Visitor with the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program, where she offered weekly home visitations and provided...
Meet Aashima

Meet Aashima

Aashima was born in India. Her parents moved to Calgary when she was a child with the hopes of having a better life for their small family. She recently completed a degree in Biological Sciences and to become a physician. Her memories of the various challenges her...
Meet Miharu

Meet Miharu

Meet Miharu. She is the Program Instructor for Childcare Training Pathway Program at CIWA.   Miharu started her journey with CIWA 10 years ago as an Education Assistant for the Childcare Training for Low Literacy Immigrant Women Program. In 2013, she transitioned...