by CCI Ottawa | Feb 20, 2019 | News
By Claudine Nduwimana Helpful, respectful and eager to learn are just some of the words to describe Reuben Nashali. Reuben came to Ottawa on Feb. 22, 2017 to join some of his family who were already here. His mother and siblings had settled a year earlier in Ottawa...
by CCI Ottawa | Dec 20, 2018 | News
By Shabana Ansari Mitra Ghaffari arrived in Canada six years ago with nothing but a post-graduate degree in English and a strong belief in Canada’s liberal and inclusive culture. Living at a women’s shelter and completely on her own in a new country where she...
by CCI Ottawa | Nov 8, 2018 | News
By Shabana Ansari What is the best thing you can do when you are unhappy, stressed out, and not feeling great about yourself or the world in general? “Join a dance class!” says Nubia Cermeño who is a great believer in “dance therapy” and the power of music to heal the...
by CCI Ottawa | Sep 25, 2018 | News
By Shabana Ansari When Mimi Do moved to Canada from her native Vietnam a little more than a year ago, she was looking forward to continuing her career in digital marketing and having an exciting social life. “I had stars in my eyes and it felt like I could do anything...
by CCI Ottawa | Jul 27, 2018 | News
Justine Nkurunziza is an extraordinary woman. In her native Burundi, she was a human rights defender, especially for the rights of women and children. She also worked for Action Aid International in Burundi, before coming to Ottawa as a refugee in 2016. Justine has...
