Chantons ensemble
Welcome of Syria RefugeesCurrent Project: Welcoming of Syrian refugees
The collective Chantons Ensemble is recording their composition after 3 months of weekly workshops at the University of Laval. Their composition touches on their experiences that bind them,…
Nisrin and Mustafa
Welcome of Syria RefugeesCurrent Project: Welcoming of Syrian refugees
Nisrin, as a poet, and Mustafa, as a musician, participate in a research project of the Department of Music and the School of Social Work of Laval University in Quebec city which looks at…
Joud, Meghri and Myriam
Welcome of Syria RefugeesCurrent Project: Welcoming of Syrian refugees
Joud, Meghri and Myriam, syrian refugees studying at Concordia University, hold regular fund-raisers for the Al-Salam school for Syrian refugee children in Turkey. (Montréal, QC)
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Carol
Welcome of Syria RefugeesCurrent Project: Welcoming of Syrian refugees
Carol's teacher in her school in Montréal, recommended her to the Tim Horton Children's Foundation as a candidate for their summer camp. Tim Horton camps focus on leadership. There are a…
George and Gracia
Welcome of Syria RefugeesCurrent Project: Welcoming of Syrian refugees
George and Gracia speak with her elderly parents, still in Aleppo, by Skype. Most refugees left loved ones behind, a very difficult situation many refugees are facing. (Montréal, QC)
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Fetna, Yara and Yasser
Welcome of Syria RefugeesCurrent Project: Welcoming of Syrian refugees
A warm welcome after a year and a half of waiting. When Fetna, Yara and Yasser arrived and were greeted by their sponsors at the airport, it seemed more like a reunion of old friends than…
Marraines solidaires
Welcome of Syria RefugeesCurrent Project: Welcoming of Syrian refugees
Five friends have formed a private sponsoring group. They call themselves Les Marraines Solidaires. They speak regularly by Skype with Fetna and her children Yara and Yasser, who have been…
JoAnn
Welcome of Syria RefugeesCurrent Project: Welcoming of Syrian refugees
JoAnn is a member of the sponsoring group who welcomed the Hasan family to resettle in Halifax. (Halifax, NS)
Shahnaz and Alla
Welcome of Syria RefugeesCurrent Project: Welcoming of Syrian refugees
The Hadhad family's business "Peace by Chocolate" is expanding. While Mr. Hadhad and his eldest son are setting up their new factory that will accommodate a number of new employees, his wife…
Al Zhouri family
Welcome of Syria RefugeesCurrent Project: Welcoming of Syrian refugees
Because of the war in Syria, the Al Zhouri children missed 5 years of schooling. Rabiaa never thought she would see any of her three children graduate from high school. She said her heart…