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The Board of Directors (Board) of Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) are seeking proposals from qualified consultants to work with the Board and Senior Management to develop the Strategic Plan for the organization for the period 2022 to 2027.

Gender-based violence is one of the most pervasive forms of human rights violations and has risen significantly during COVID-19. Data indicates that marginalized communities experience disproportionate rates of gender-based violence due to structural discrimination...

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...

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...

  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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...