Farah Elgaweesh
Farah is a fourth-year Nursing Honours student at the University of Alberta. In different capacities, she promotes womens' health through research and grassroots efforts. As a research assistant, she investigates the sexual health of immigrant and international women in North America and barriers to accessing services and designs educational materials for these communities. Her climate action work has been recognized nationally by the Canadian Association of Perinatal and Women's Health Nurses scholarship
Tattweer Community Development Institute
This project aims to bring together women in skills-building workshops to develop their independence and build relationships with others to foster community.
About this Project
Communities Served
My project will involve and/or impact the following communities:
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
When it comes to community impact projects, the UN has created 17 Sustainable Development Goals. These are the Sustainable Development Goals associated with my project.
How the project works
The timeframe runs from October to December. I will first pay the non-profit registration fees, buy the equipment, and rent a space. Then, planning the workshop content and marketing. We have already developed the promotional materials and a plan for how to reach community members.
Project Impact
This project is still in progress, but we hope to reach about 100 women that will attend more than one workshop.
Project Mission
We aim to foster community and a sense of belonging for newcomer women whose isolation often puts them in vulnerable positions within society. We aim to have a "cohort" of 100 women where we can develop their skills and communities through variable workshops.
Project Team
My team is made of two teachers, a social worker, a nurse, and a student, all of which are women immigrants who mostly initially had experiences with isolation and vulnerability.
- Farah Elgaweesh, Maryam Abouzeed, Sheren Elmula, Shaimaa, Hana Elgaweesh
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