Khayanga believes we can all work together to address these barriers by supporting immigrant and refugee families through advocacy and volunteering. Khayanga and Jennifer Wesman organize a weekly program that provides individual and group services to immigrant and refugee women from Africa and Middle Eastern countries.
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African Winter Cultural Celebration 2010
African Cultural Winter Celebration 2009
By Jenny Francis The Afro News Burnaby An important community event took place at Eastburn Community Centre in Burnaby on 12 December 2009. The 3rd annual African Cultural Winter Celebration, hosted by REACH Multicultural Family Center (MFC) brought together approximately two hundred people from all over the world. Following prayers in Arabic and English, guests
A Better Place to Live Refugee resettlement challenges all of society
On August 30, 2008, a public radio forum sponsored by The Afro News and La Palabre Radio Program aired live on the topic of “Settlement Issues of African Immigrants & Refugees. The panel discussion and call in segment explored the theme of “How can we make Vancouver a better place to live?” The show was