The AHC Syrian team has been coordinating an Arabic Women Networking & Conversation circle over the last several weeks. On this particular occasion, in addition to networking and sharing their stories, the women also received hand-made quilted blankets from southern Alberta courtesy of Lynn Sutankay and her family. The ladies appreciated the kind gesture of the…
“Adult Literacy and Skill Development (ALSD) Program held its annual major event – “2018 Celebration of Learning” on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at AHC. Aftab Khan, AHC’s Executive Director, delivered a welcome speech to the audience. As the distinguished guest, Ms. Debbie Clack, Executive Director of Edmonton Community Adult Learning Association (ECALA), one of AHC’s funders,…
The children of the Healthy Active Community Kids (HACK) program exercised their compassion last week by making care packages for the homeless. The children delivered the packages on December 4th, 2018. Each care package included socks, gloves, toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, hand warmers candy cane and a note/picture that was done by the child packing the bag.…
On Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, the Adult Literacy and Skills Development Program held a leadership training workshop on “Fund Development through Innovative Approaches”. The facilitator was Ms. Debbie Hagman, Community Development Officer, from Alberta Culture and Tourism. The topic attracted around 30 participants from different cultural backgrounds to attend the training. They reported that the…
Our Social Media Fair leadership training event was held on Saturday, October 27th. The workshop had 70 participants with the workshop split into four sections: 1. Introduction to Social Media (Community Hall) – Tracy Folorunsho-Barry, President & CEO, GROW 2. Leadership Training Workshop: Digital & Social Media: Strategy & Tactics in Management- Tracy Folorunsho-Barry, President & CEO, GROW 3. Social Media Learning Workshop (Computer Labs)- Mohamed…
On September 27th AHC invites its 2018 Tax Clinic volunteers to its monthly staff potluck and presented them certificates of appreciation. Every year during tax season AHC relies on volunteers for its free community tax clinic which runs between January and April every year and served over 1650 clients this year. If you are interested…
On Saturday, October 6th, AHC took its clients and their families on a field trip the the Edmonton Corn Maze. View the images below.
On Thursday, October 18, Dr. Bashair Ibrahim discussed the issues and challenges being now in a western country. Refugees face not only challenges related to renegotiating their status and roles within the family but also a range of challenges which prevent them from successfully adjusting to and integrating into a new country, thus exacerbating their…
On September 22, 2018, AHC’s settlement team hosted a family field trip for clients and their families at the Strathcona Wilderness Centre. The fun-filled day included a guided tour, a fire lighting tutorial (participants practiced a variety of fire lighting techniques to enable them to start a fire in any weather. Topics include the difference between tinder…
On September 20, 2018, AHC held a celebration for students from the Learning English Language for Daily Life (LED) program. This conversational-style English circle started in May 2018 at Michener Park and Clareview Multicultural Center as a pilot project followed by two more locations, MAC Islamic Center and the AHC office. After the successful completion of…