The Shoe Project was launched in Toronto in 2011. Since then, we have added chapters in Vancouver, Calgary and Halifax, and are now a registered charity. We are committed to providing a truly national platform for the voices of immigrant and refugee women.

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Latest News and Media

Why I am a Monthly Donor – Danielle McLaughlin

Immigrant, refugee women in Edmonton share stories with soul in The Shoe Project-CBC News

Our Shoes, Our Lives-Kingstonist

Performance walks audience through women’s immigration journeys-WHIG Standard

Working with stranded Afghan women to tell their stories provides unparalleled insights

CBC Windsor radio interview with Rukhshana Ahmadi

Cordelia Tang's OMNI News interview (in Mandarin)

Why a Participant of The Shoe Project became a Mentor

Young Afghan refugee shares her harrowing experience on stage-Global News

Arts-based approaches provide a powerful tool to decolonize settlement practices-ThoroldToday

From Tehran to Calgary

How a confusing voicemail message led to a life changing workshop

From Robotics to the Arts – How The Shoe Project led one newcomer woman to a new path

The Shoe Project's Annual Report 2021

Shining a light on the struggles of immigrant and refugee women-Breakfast Television

The Shoe Project is headed overseas-RMO Today

A Conversation With Katherine Govier-Podcast

The Shoe Project helps immigrant and refugee women succeed in a new country-Global News

The Shoe Project Rebuilding Immigrant Women’s Lives

The Shoe Project Survey Study Shows Major Positive Impacts on Participants

The Shoe Project announces first international workshop to assist Afghan girls stranded in Pakistan

In The Flow

IN THEIR SHOES: The Shoe Project launches Afghan Fund

Are you an immigrant or refugee woman with a story to tell?

RMO Today, "Confidence grows through vulnerability for Shoe Project participants"

Saima S. Hussain, “Interrupting a Conversation about Islamophobia”

In Memory of Aaron Berhane

The Shoe Project Shorts: Immigration Stories Told on Film

Teenaz Javat, Mississauga ON

Joy Kogawa, “It Feels a Bit Like Déjà vu, Anti-Asian sentiment"

Grandma Therapy

Immigrant Arts Mentorship Program

Mountain FM, "Canmore musician Nurdjana recording her late father’s songs."

Edmonton Journal, "Women new to Canada put best foot forward in The Shoe Project at Workshop West."

Sanaa Al-khannaq Calgary AB

Venera Loshaj-Balaj, Surrey BC

Himanshi Upadhyay, Vancouver BC

Zeynep Ergun, Calgary AB

Nelli Antepli, Calgary AB

Manisha Shrestha, Canmore AB

2020 Giller Prize Winner Souvankham Thammavongsa

Ava Homa, "Minority Writers Have to Work Thrice as Hard"

Ngozi Onyinye, Edmonton AB

Read about us in Halifax Examiner!

Gurpreet Nain, Toronto ON

Women's Courage Can Change the World

Bow Valley Shoe Project searching for immigrant women to share life stories

Caroline Adderson, "I consider the novel a work of imagination based on fact."

Levia Ququezana, Calgary AB

Our American Friends!

A Happy Birthday

No Safe Haven from Racism

Little Shoes

The Only Friends I Had

My Shoes Left Behind

My Brown Bata Slippers

Seran Celik, Calgary AB

Noriko Ohsada, Canmore AB

My Mother and Grandmother Walk with Me

In Salmon’s Shoes

Natalia Mokhovikova, Richmond BC

Beneath the Surface

Heels in My Life

Teenaz Javat, Mississauga ON

Tenzin Palzom, Banff AB

The book by Tanaz Bhathena has been awarded the 2019 Nautilus Gold Award.

Mariana Barron, Banff, AB

Dana Roman, Canmore, AB

Umut Duygu Uzunel, Toronto, ON

Cordelia Tang, Toronto, ON

Sinthia Zaman, Calgary AB

Shaima Jaff, Vancouver BC

New Chapter in Edmonton

The Shoe Project Shorts

Rhoda Akuol Philip, Toronto ON

Canmore author and Shoe Project founder to become member of Order of Canada

PEN Canada and The Shoe Project Present: Our Shoes, Our Streets-PEN Canada

Shoe Project searching for new participants

Stepping into Their Shoes: An encounter with Immigrant Women
By Cindy Lapena