The Mothers Matter Centre, in collaboration with Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISSofBC) and with funding from the IRCC, recently developed a participatory research project to answer the question: Does parental...
After fleeing their home country of Ethiopia, Halima and her husband came to Canada in 2010. They now have four children, and Halima is currently enrolled in the HIPPY program...
The International Metropolis Conference 2019 took place last month in Ottawa, where the Mothers Matter Centre participated alongside 1,300 experts from academia, government, and civil society from around the world. Hosted...
Mothers Matter Centre's latest newcomer innovation, launching this fall, is SMART: Supporting Mothers and Raising Toddlers. Inspired by a program delivered by IMPULS Germany, the SMART program is designed to provide...
Faiza had lots of questions and concerns about how to raise and educate her children, but she didn’t know many people in Canada after moving there from Pakistan with her...
Aiza still remembers clearly the challenges she faced when she first moved to Canada from Venezuela with her husband and eight-month-old daughter: [edgtf_blockquote text="To find a job, to speak English, making...