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Welcoming Newcomers Program - Donation Drive
We partnered with the ‘Welcoming Newcomers program’ at the University of Alberta to collect items for 6 refugee students who came to the U of A mid-December 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. These students were recipients of the David Turpin and Suromitra Sanatani Award for Refugees and Displaced Persons, which is facilitated by the UAI’s Global Education Program (Welcoming Newcomers Program).
Some background on the students:
All of these refugee students came from refugee camps in Africa - five from camps in Kenya
and one from Malawi. Originally the students come from Somalia, South Sudan, and the Congo. More
information on the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR’s, work in refugee camps in Kenya can be found here.
Originally these students would have arrived in August 2020, however with the omnipresent pandemic, their arrival
was delayed and they needed to undergo a 14-day mandatory quarantine isolation period prior to moving into their
residence housing in the new year.
How we were able to help?
Alumni donated 3 Jackets, kitchen supplies (dishes, Tupperware, small kitchen processor), multiple blankets & towels, men’s clothing, toques.
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Opportunities
Engineering Career Presentations to Edmonton Public Schools (Ongoing)
The ENGGYAC community sub-council is excited to announce an exciting opportunity to work with the Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB) for their Career Pathways Program. This is an exciting opportunity to talk to kids in Grades k to 12 through virtual classroom visits and share your passion and knowledge as an Engineer, together with the classroom teacher.
You will prepare a 30-60 minute classroom interactions linked to one of the 5 pathways:
- Arts, Design and Communication
- Business and Information Technology,
- Construction, Manufacturing and Transportation,
- Health, Education and Human Services, and
- Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences.
Through the Community Marketplace teachers can request sessions for their classrooms and a Community Marketplace Coordinator helps with connecting your area of expertise with the students’ learning material. Furthermore, they assist with the scheduling process.
ENGGYAC will provide you with presentation templates and additional assistance throughout the process.