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. 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...
Rong Wu was born and raised in China. Prior to arriving to Montreal in 1999, she received a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and worked in the engineering field. Her young family relocated to Calgary in 2005, when her child was only 6 months old. Rong...
Fatima started her journey with CIWA in 2016 as the Coordinator of the Filipino Community Development Program. In her role, she supported Filipinos who were reunifying with their families after years of separation. After more than two years, she transitioned to the...
Meet Fatima. She currently volunteers for CIWA’s Youth Mentorship Program. Fatima Warraich was born in Pakistan. Her parents moved to Calgary when she was a child in search of better opportunities for their little family. She is currently studying Biological Sciences...
When Larissa initially arrived in Canada in 2006, she accessed employment counselling at CIWA. She then took an employment training program at Centre for Newcomers and completed her practicum with CIWA’s Finance Department. After completing her training in 2007, CIWA...
