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December 23, 2022, Kurdish immigrant and human rights activist honoured with Renate Shearer Award
November 17, 2022, Telling the tales of Canadian immigrants, one pair of shoes at a time
September 15, 2022, Afghan women arriving in Saskatoon
August 18, 2022, An Afghan woman’s struggle to come to Canada-New Canadian Media
August 15, 2022, Writing the stories of Afghan women, one step at a time-Toronto Star
June 22, 2022, Immigrant, refugee women in Edmonton share stories with soul in The Shoe Project-CBC News
June 20, 2022, Our Shoes, Our Lives-Kingstonist
June 20, 2022, Performance walks audience through women’s immigration journeys-WHIG Standard
June 16, 2022, CBC Windsor radio interview with Rukhshana Ahmadi
May 31, 2022, Cordelia Tang's OMNI News interview (in Mandarin)
April 27, 2022, Young Afghan refugee shares her harrowing experience on stage-Global News
April 25, 2022, Arts-based approaches provide a powerful tool to decolonize settlement practices-ThoroldToday
February 9, 2022, Shining a light on the struggles of immigrant and refugee women-Breakfast Television
Impact Story
November 4, 2022, Canada’s Top Litigator Marie Henein donates her own designer shoes to The Shoe Project to help newcomer women
August 24, 2022, The Shoe Project Provides Precious Moments of Healing
May 25, 2022, Why a Participant of The Shoe Project became a Mentor
March 18, 2022, How a confusing voicemail message led to a life changing workshop
March 18, 2022, From Robotics to the Arts – How The Shoe Project led one newcomer woman to a new path
What We're Doing Now
November 4, 2022, Online Auction-Women of stature giving up their heels to The Shoe Project to help newcomer women
June 22, 2022, Why I am a Monthly Donor – Danielle McLaughlin
June 17, 2022, Working with stranded Afghan women to tell their stories provides unparalleled insights
February 10, 2022, The Shoe Project's Annual Report 2021
COVID Across Canada: Short Takes
April 24, 2021, Teenaz Javat, Mississauga ON
December 15, 2020, Sanaa Al-khannaq Calgary AB
November 23, 2020, Venera Loshaj-Balaj, Surrey BC
November 19, 2020, Himanshi Upadhyay, Vancouver BC
November 17, 2020, Judith Djomo, Calgary AB
November 17, 2020, Zeynep Ergun, Calgary AB
November 17, 2020, Safi Charlene Kisimolo, Calgary AB
November 16, 2020, Nelli Antepli, Calgary AB
November 15, 2020, Manisha Shrestha, Canmore AB
November 13, 2020, Hermine Zebaze, Calgary AB
November 13, 2020, Marie Louise Dikga, Calgary AB
November 13, 2020, Lyudmila (Mila) Fomina Herspiegel, Calgary AB
November 13, 2020, Minette Dione Ebong, Calgary AB
November 10, 2020, Workenesh Alemayew Sahle, Calgary AB
November 10, 2020, Valeria Olga Kavaliauskis, Calgary AB
November 9, 2020, Mariana Romero, Calgary AB
November 9, 2020, Luz Erandi Perez Martinez, Calgary AB
November 9, 2020, Lourdes Valdivia Nunez, Calgary AB
November 9, 2020, Levia Quequezana, Calgary AB
November 9, 2020, Ladyne Viokolo Kala, Calgary AB
November 9, 2020, Joy-Ebenezer-Alawode, Calgary AB
November 9, 2020, Giovana Lopez, Calgary AB
November 9, 2020, Emerita Gumapac, Calgary AB
November 9, 2020, Elizabeth Segura, Calgary AB
November 9, 2020, Betty Veloso, Calgary AB
November 9, 2020, Benia Szewczyk-Lagowska, Calgary AB
November 9, 2020, Adelaide Valerie Tegomo Tsakem, Calgary AB
November 9, 2020, Eileen Folch, Vancouver BC
November 2, 2020, Ngozi Onyinye, Edmonton AB
November 1, 2020, Gurpreet Nain, Toronto ON
October 28, 2020, Stefani Chanel Gómez, Vancouver BC
October 28, 2020, Aween Mohammed Snjawi, Vancouver BC
October 28, 2020, Elena Nikolaidi, Vancouver BC
October 27, 2020, Sumehra, Vancouver BC
October 26, 2020, Valentina Abanina, Vancouver BC
October 26, 2020, Vicky Kenny, Vancouver BC
October 23, 2020, Valentina Pinzón, Vancouver BC
October 23, 2020, Touran Nazargahi, Vancouver BC
October 23, 2020, Olga Nardy, Vancouver BC
October 23, 2020, Noor, Vancouver BC
October 23, 2020, Nivin Jamshir, Vancouver BC
October 23, 2020, Nishadi Liyanage, Vancouver BC
October 23, 2020, Nicole Tapia, Vancouver BC
October 23, 2020, Nargis Fazal, Vancouver BC
October 23, 2020, Mariana Gassmann, Vancouver BC
October 23, 2020, Jesica Faur, Vancouver BC
October 23, 2020, Jarmila Herout, Vancouver BC
October 23, 2020, Gazala Mohammed, Vancouver BC
October 23, 2020, Asseel Alhalabi, Vancouver BC
October 9, 2020, Victoria Shulga, Halifax NS
September 27, 2020, Yewande Fagade, Halifax NS
September 27, 2020, Yasmin Lash, Halifax NS
September 27, 2020, Tracy Ikhidero, Halifax NS
September 27, 2020, Temidayo Ojieyan, Halifax NS
September 26, 2020, Sylvia Calatayud, Halifax NS
September 26, 2020, Sylvia Valdebenito-Doucette, Halifax NS
September 26, 2020, Sol Matalam, Halifax NS
September 26, 2020, Sadiya Farzeen, Halifax NS
September 26, 2020, Olena Lugova, Halifax NS
September 26, 2020, Odutope Macauley-Okoro, Halifax NS
September 26, 2020, Nyasha Koko, Halifax NS
September 26, 2020, Nimra Fatima, Halifax NS
September 26, 2020, Mary Bello, Halifax NS
September 26, 2020, Geervani Gangaraju, Halifax NS
September 26, 2020, Dolukat Niyigena, Halifax NS
September 26, 2020, Anuoluwapo Amzart, Halifax NS
September 26, 2020, Anam Kidwai, Halifax NS
September 18, 2020, Jeffery Hu, Halifax NS
September 12, 2020, Marwa Kuri, Halifax NS
August 5, 2020, Levia Ququezana, Calgary AB
July 2, 2020, Seran Celik, Calgary AB
June 28, 2020, Noriko Ohsada, Canmore AB
June 15, 2020, Natalia Mokhovikova, Richmond BC
June 2, 2020, Teenaz Javat, Mississauga ON
May 15, 2020, Tenzin Palzom, Banff AB
May 10, 2020, Mariana Barron, Banff, AB
May 3, 2020, Dana Roman, Canmore, AB
May 3, 2020, Umut Duygu Uzunel, Toronto, ON
April 28, 2020, Cordelia Tang, Toronto, ON
April 28, 2020, Sinthia Zaman, Calgary AB
April 28, 2020, Shaima Jaff, Vancouver BC
April 14, 2020, Rhoda Akuol Philip, Toronto ON
About Us
For the past ten years, The Shoe Project has been changing the way Canadians see immigrant and refugee women, through story and performance. Every journey begins with a pair of shoes.
Our alumnae of 250 women from 62 countries credit The Shoe Project with changing their lives, giving them the skills, confidence and support to succeed in a new country. Many take on leadership roles in the organization. Led by professional Canadian writers and theatre artists, our workshops and performances lift the voices of women immigrants and refugees into Canada’s national conversation.
Our Mission
- To advance education by providing programs, courses, workshops, and seminars to immigrant and refugee women to develop their written and oral skills, as well as their leadership skills.
- To educate the public on the problems faced by immigrant and refugee women in Canada by providing presentations on such topics.
Our Impact Since 2011
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Arrival Stories
Performances in cities across Canada to bring women's stories to life and educate the greater public.
Countries of origin from Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe: including Syria, Taiwan, Nepal, Iran, Iraq, South Sudan, Turkey and more.
Annual Report 2021
The Shoe Project's annual Report 2021 Download PDF
Summary of Outcomes 2021
The Shoe Project's Summary of Outcomes 2021 Download PDF
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Cordelia Tang
Executive Director
Cordelia Tang
Executive Director
Cordelia Tang joined The Shoe Project workshop in 2013, two years after she arrived in Canada as a landed immigrant. In China, she had been working as an editor for over nine years. After graduating from the Master of Information program, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, she started working for The Shoe Project as director and Toronto local coordinator.
Rhonda Risebrough
Fundraising & Communications Lead
Rhonda Risebrough
Fundraising & Communications Lead
Rhonda comes to The Shoe Project after more than 17 years with The Terry Fox Foundation, most recently in the role of International Director. An experienced fundraiser, communicator and volunteer manager, she is excited to join The Shoe Project in its important mission. Rhonda is a life long volunteer, and for the past twenty-five years has supported Canadian veterans through various public relations and fundraising roles. She is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her volunteer work with the Royal Canadian Legion at the local, provincial and national levels.