The Immigrant and Refugee Communities Neighbours, Friends and Families (IRCNFF) Campaign
by OCASI, the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, announced that they are currently seeking applicants to be a Peer Champion Educator on domestic violence. 

Peer Champions are individuals passionate about taking action against domestic violence and would like to have a helping hand in making change for the better. In their role, Peer Champions hold two educational events in immigrant and refugee communities about domestic violence over the course of a year. This is a chance to get creative and develop your own event! To help, Peer Champions receive in-person training, resources and ongoing support from the campaign, as well as an honorarium for their efforts. 

OCASI is currently looking for 21 Peer Champions from different regions across Ontario who must be part of an immigrant or refugee community. 

If you are interested in applying for the Peer Champion position, please visit the IRCNFF's website. 
The deadline for applications is February 11, 2018 so do not miss your chance! 

Any questions regarding the application can be forwarded to the Campaign Coordinator Sidrah Ahmad via email, click here to send an email, or call 416-322-4950 extension 450. 

A new research project has been introduced by The Migrant Mother’s Project (MMP) and it is your chance to be apart of it!

The Migrant Mother’s Project (MMP) is based out of the University of Toronto and led by Rupaleem Bhuyan. The MMP explores how immigration policies produce gendered forms of inequality that intersect with violence against women, family separation and poverty.

MMP is launching a new study called ‘Sponsored Spouses Journeys: From There to Here’, which is part of their ongoing research on ‘How Conditional Settlement Impacts Immigrant Women’. The goal of this research study is to explore how conditional status shaped the lives of immigrants and their families, to hear experiences of conditionality from women and its intersection with forms of violence, and to identify strategies for social action to improve access to services and human rights for all immigrants to Canada.

MMP is looking for people to participate in their study who answer ‘yes’ to the following:

• 18 years of age or older;
• Originally came from a country in South Asia; India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives or Sri Lanka; and
• Came to Canada as a sponsored spouse or partner with Conditional Permanent Reside OR you have been sponsored as a spouse or partner and are waiting for your application to be processed.
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If you answered ‘yes’ to the above, MMP invites you for a confidential and voluntary interview to share your settlement experiences and/or challenges. For those who choose to take part in individual and/or group interviews, honorariums, TTC tokens, and funds for child care will be provided.

If you are interested in participating in this research study or wish to learn more about it, contact The Migrant Mother’s Project at:

Phone:      416-946-5099
Email:       Click here to send an email
Website:   www.migrantmothersproject.com