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Help immigrant women, girls, and their families impacted by COVID-19 CIWA provides much needed assistance to newcomers to Canada, to help them settle and integrate into their new country. Many of them are low income families who require support and assistance and are...
Join the Discussion
Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) will be hosting two virtual community engagement sessions to kick start Canada’s National Action Plan initiative to End Gender-Based Violence. Through this initiative, CIWA will be able to seek your valuable learnings and...
CIWA’s Health Literacy Partnership
Literacy Centre of Expertise · Episode #5 - The CIWA Health Literacy Partnership Project with Celestina Akinkunmi Celestina Akinkunmi holds an MSc in Public Policy and Management from the University of London and currently works as the Settlement and...
WXN Top 100 Awards
Canada’s Most Powerful CEOs, Presented by KPMGBeba was one of the three Canadian Female CEOs recongnized as the compelling force behind their organizations BEBA SVIGIRB.E.d Chief Executive OfficerCALGARY IMMIGRANT WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION (CIWA) BIO: Beba Svigir has led...
Do you love to sing?
Do you want to share your voice and musical heritage with others? CIWA and Calgary Opera are partnering together to create a singing group for women who are interested in: Sharing their cultural music heritage Sharing their cultural music heritage Learning about...
Want to know how you can support newcomer women and their families?
On GivingTuesday, consider donating to CIWA Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association provides much needed assistance to newcomers to Canada, to help them settle and integrate into their new country. Many of them are low income families who require support and...
Everyday English for Seniors
Introducing the Everyday English for Seniors: a project dedicated to support immigrant seniors over 55 years of age, both male and female! The project focuses on enhancing English oral and written skills that enable immigrant seniors to become more confident and...
Health Literacy Resources
The Health Literacy Resources portal provides free videos to watch and resources to print. These tools help people access healthcare services by learning to navigate the healthcare system better, reducing the barriers to accessing services and improving health...
38th Annual General Meeting
We thank all our funders, partners, staff and volunteers who have been part of our work. Your contributions to our capacity to create a positive change have made it possible for us to celebrate the impact we achieved. We are pleased to present the Calgary Immigrant...
Summer Activities for Young Women
Civic Engagement Summer Program Girls Culture Club Summer Edition Mentorship Kick Off Virtual Baseball (August) Virtual Baseball (July) Youth Empowerment Summit Civic Engagement Summer Program Volunteer from Home Online Session June 9 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm on Zoom...