PH Consulate General in Calgary Promotes CIWA’s Filipino Community Development Program
Consul General to Calgary Zaldy Patron (seated, fourth from right) and Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) Director of Programs Eva Szasz-Redmond (seated, fourth from left), with Consul Pamela Durian-Bailon (3rd from right) and the other senior officers of CIWA at the end of their meeting on 13 November 2019. (Calgary PCG photo)
CALGARY 02 January 2020 — Following the meeting between Philippine Consul General to Calgary Zaldy Patron and Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) Director of Programs Eva Szasz-Redmond on 13 November 2019, the Philippine Consulate General in Calgary has been promoting CIWA’s Filipino Community Development Program (FCDP) to the Filipino community in Calgary.
Through the FCDP, CIWA helps members of the Filipinos in Calgary in their integration into Canadian society by conducting activities such as family reunification workshops and support, parenting workshops, youth engagement activities, one-on-one counseling, in-home support; participation in social events, and resource referrals. Filipinos in Calgary, regardless of their immigration status, can avail themselves of CIWA’s assistance.
The Consulate, on the other hand, has been partnering with institutions that offer programs beneficial to the Filipino nationals by working with CIWA.
“I am glad to know that CIWA recognizes the importance of the 75,000-strong Filipino community in Calgary and I thank CIWA for coming up with a specific program for them. I encourage my fellow Filipinos to participate in the various activities of CIWA that will help them adjust well and live productive lives in Calgary,” Consul General Patron in one of the engagements he had attended since his meeting with CIWA.
Under its partnership with CIWA, the Consulate explains its consular services in Filipino reunification workshops. The Consulate and CIWA also agreed to conduct employment skills training, cross-cultural parenting workshop and legal clinics that the Filipino community can join. Their first joint activity is the “Train to Work in Food Service” program that will be held in early 2020 and is open to Filipino participants. END
For more information, visit https://www.calgarypcg.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinCalgary/.