The couple knows much about new beginnings. REGINA, SASK : May 15, 2021 Ponziano Aluma, left, and Lydia Nguyen call out to potential customers while operating their stand at the Regina farmer’s market in Regina, Saskatchewan on May 15, 2021. BRANDON HARDER/ Regina Leader-Post Photo by BRANDON HARDER /Regina Leader-Post
Born far apart Aluma in Uganda and Nguyen in Vietnam they both experienced firsthand the devastating fallout from brutal governing regimes.
Fleeing the murderous, military rule of Idi Amin in Uganda, Aluma declared refugee status in South Sudan and remained there for six years after his family escaped a 1979 civil war.
He came to Saskatchewan “basically by invitation” through an organization called World University Service of Canada (WUSC).
How James Barnor s Iconic Images Shaped the Imagination of a Generation of Black Britons frieze.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from frieze.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Terms of Reference
World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is a Canadian non-profit organization with a mission to enhance education, economic opportunities, and empowerment for youth. We work with a diverse network of students, volunteers, institutions, governments, and businesses. Together, we foster youth-centered solutions to overcome inequality and exclusion.
WUSC’s Volunteer Cooperation Program called IGNI+E (Innovative Global Networks for Inclusion + Equality, pronounced IGNITE), is a 7-year initiative (2020-2027) funded by Global Affairs Canada, that will strengthen the performance of 70+ partner organizations to advance gender equality and economic empowerment for 1.2 million poor and marginalised youth, in particular young women (70% women). The IGNI+E Project will harness the knowledge, capacity and expertise of skilled Canadians through 1200 volunteer assignments to assist partners to improve their performance, advocate for gender equality, and implement more sustai
How to Support the Women Leading the Climate Fight
Women are at the forefront of the fight to address the climate crisis. They are effective and inspirational global leaders on the ground, in board rooms, and in government. Women helped craft the historic 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
While climate change affects all of us, girls and women bear the greatest burden. They are responsible for up to 80% of food production in the global South, and erratic weather patterns resulting from climate change can cause drought. This can put enormous strain on both women and girls, sometimes causing girls to drop out of school to help their mothers. Most distressingly, women and girls account for almost 80% of those displaced by climate-related factors.
Canadian High Commission launches projects to support Ghanaian women ghanavisions.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ghanavisions.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.