Commemorating World Refugee Day 2024
By: Yusra Qadir, Vice President, Programs and Advocacy Context June 20th commemorates World Refugee Day. This day celebrates the strength...
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Yusra Qadir
- Mar 20
- 6 min
Preventing and Ending Gender-Based Violence: Why Doesn’t the Needle Move?
Written by Yusra Qadir (Vice President, Programs and Advocacy) Gender-based violence (GBV) is a universal and critical human rights and...
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Yusra Qadir, Doua Amoura, and Martha Woldeyesus
- Jul 27, 2023
- 4 min
HIPPY: Supporting Settlement and Early Learning – One Home Visit at a Time
By: Yusra Qadir, VP Programs and Advocacy, the Mothers Matter Centre Doua Amoura, HIPPY and SMART Manager, DIVERSEcity Community Resource...
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- Oct 17, 2022
- 3 min
Lessons Learned from the ‘Men Like Me’ Campaign
Written by Yusra Qadir (Senior Director, MMC), Marija Robinson (Coordinator, MMC) and Kate Bojin (Director of Programs, White Ribbon...
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- Sep 21, 2022
- 3 min
Immigration Welcome Week – Mothers Matter Centre celebrates touching 45,000 lives through the
By: Yusra Qadir Canada welcomed over 400,000 immigrants last year. The country aims to welcome 430,000 more this year according to the...
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- Aug 16, 2022
- 3 min
Stronger Together: Women working together to address SDG gaps at grassroots
By: Yusra Qadir “We are all so different – yet similar in how we feel and the challenges we face. There is so much we can learn from each...
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- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
4 Inspiring Memoirs About Women Who Rose Above Adversity
By: Chloe Shane Books can empower individuals and connect families. The Mothers Matter Centre’s Adopt-a-Reader Campaign has been going on...
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- May 31, 2022
- 3 min
VAW Home Visitor Training
By: Marija Robinson and Yusra Qadir As part of its Violence Against Women (VAW) project, the Mothers Matter Centre (MMC) set out to train...
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- Sep 7, 2021
- 1 min
Dr. Theresa Tam – Chief Public Health Officer of Canada
Dr. Theresa Tam was named Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer on June 26, 2017. She is a physician with expertise in immunization,...
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- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
The Women’s Insight Project (WIP) – Newcomer Innovations
The Mothers Matter Centre conducted an orientation meeting today to initiate the Women’s Insight Project (WIP). WIP is a new addition to...
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- Jul 12, 2021
- 1 min
Jessica Seegerts HIPPY Story – 2021 Because Mothers Matter Award Recipient
Jessica Seegerts sees mothering as an Indigenous woman as a unique and rewarding experience. While her community experiences some social...
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- Jun 1, 2021
- 1 min
Nusrat Awan’s HIPPY Story – 2021 Because Mothers Matter Award Recipient
Upon her arrival in Canada from Pakistan in 2013, Nusrat Awan felt lonely and disconnected. Four months pregnant, she turned to...
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- Apr 8, 2021
- 3 min
Stronger Together | COVID-19, A Year In Review for MMC and the HIPPY Family Across Canada
It has been over a year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit communities across the globe. While the effects of the pandemic and cautionary...
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- Feb 17, 2021
- 2 min
Genet’s HIPPY Story: ‘I think HIPPY was the only way to get out of my situation.’
In her former home country of Eritrea, Genet was used to being a social butterfly. Once she came to Canada, however, her social life...
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- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
1150 Tablets Handed Out to HIPPY Families
The current pandemic has meant that already-isolated refugee, newcomer, and Indigenous children are at greater risk of falling even...
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- Sep 11, 2020
- 2 min
“Getting the family involved in the educational process is a great opportunity.”
Five new sites are working on rolling out the HIPPY program this fall. All sites have successfully completed the Mothers Matter Centre’s...
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- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
“We have had so many mothers interested.”
Five new sites are working on rolling out the HIPPY program this fall. All sites have successfully completed the Mothers Matter Centre’s...
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- Sep 10, 2020
- 3 min
“The HIPPY Program will break the isolation of newcomer families.”
Five new sites are working on rolling out the HIPPY program this fall. All sites have successfully completed the Mothers Matter Centre’s...
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- Sep 8, 2020
- 2 min
“We hope that this will be an ongoing process for our community.”
Five new sites are working on rolling out the HIPPY program this fall. All sites have successfully completed the Mothers Matter Centre’s...
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