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Nominations Open for CIWA Daughters of The Year Awards

Nominations Open for CIWA Daughters of The Year Awards

Daughters Day Awards celebrates the lives, contributions, and achievements of all daughters based on an appreciation of gender equity in our society. Do you know a girl/young woman who: Is 12-29 years old Lives in Calgary at the time of nomination   We...

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Financial Engagement for Immigrant Youth

Financial Engagement for Immigrant Youth

Financial Engagement for Immigrant Youth is a one year project funded by First Calgary Financial. The goal of the project is to enhance the financial literacy of immigrant girls. The project is a collaboration between CIWA’s Youth Program and Financial Empowerment for...

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#GoPurpleAB in November

#GoPurpleAB in November

  History of Family Violence Prevention Month November Is Family Violence Prevention Month in Alberta. Family Violence Prevention Month started in 1986 as a local initiative in the town of Hinton where four remarkable Albertans, Katherine Kennedy, Sonja Bennett,...

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Proud to announce the launch of Language Venture at CIWA

Proud to announce the launch of Language Venture at CIWA

Langauge Venture at CIWA  Language Venture at CIWA offers certified interpretation and professional translation services to the community and businesses. We have 199 CIWA graduates, of which 187 are CILISAT certificate holders who are available as freelancers to...

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Arab Women of Excellence Awards 2019

Arab Women of Excellence Awards 2019

On June 22, 2019 at the Westin Hotel in Calgary, Noha Elhakim was the proud recipient of the 2019 Arab Women of Excellence Awards - Community Services in North America. The award ceremony is the 1st initiative of its kind in North America to recognize, honor, award,...

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Gerda R. Bloemraad Educational Scholarship Recipients 2019

Gerda R. Bloemraad Educational Scholarship Recipients 2019

Karma Youdon and Mary Althea Valenzuela were the recipients of this year’s Gerda R. Bloemraad Educational Scholarship. Gerda R. Bloemraad Educational Scholarship aims to provide monetary assistance to CIWA clients or volunteers who wish to further their education or...

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