PH Consulate General in Calgary Partners with CIWA in Giving Orientation to Reunited Filipino Families
Consul General to Calgary Gilberto Asuque welcoming the newly-arrived Filipinos during the Family Reunification Workshop held by Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association on 23 February 2019. (Calgary PCG photo)
CALGARY 04 March 2019 – The Philippine Consulate General in Calgary recently partnered with the Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) in spearheading a post-arrival orientation to reunited Filipino families in Calgary.
CIWA organized a Family Reunification Workshop in Calgary on 23 February 2019, where Consul General Gilberto Asuque and Deputy Consul General Deputy Consul General Zaldy Patron spoke about the programs and services of the Consulate General for the Filipino community in Calgary.
About 60 Filipinos from 18 families attended the recent workshop. Break-out sessions were held for parents, youth and children to discuss such topics as parenting law in Canada, power of education and success in schools, child safety tips, making healthy snack, and child care.
CIWA is a non-profit organization established in 1982 as a registered charity. It offers 40 programs and projects in the areas of settlement and integration, literacy and language training, employment support and bridging programs, laws against family violence, parenting, individual counseling, in-home support, civic engagement, health, housing, and community development.
One of CIWA’s programs is the Filipino Community Development Program that conducts regular Family Reunification Workshop. The workshop is designed to assist newly-reunited Filipino families in Calgary on how to quickly integrate into Canadian society. END
For more information, visit www.calgarypcg.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinCalgary/.
Deputy Consul General Zaldy Patron explaining the consular services of the Philippine Consulate General in CAlgary to the workshop participants. (Calgary PCG photo)
Consul General to Calgary Gilberto Asuque (4th from right) and Deputy Consul General Zaldy Patron (2nd from right) with some of the coordinators and speakers at the Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association’s Family Reunification Program held in Calgary on 23 February 2019. (Calgary PCG photo)