Women’s powerful stories take centre stage this March     Winnipeg (February 15, 2023) —The Shoe Project is taking to the stage for the first time in Winnipeg on March 11 and 12, 2023, at the Manitoba Museum. This evening event features personal stories written and performed by newcomer women living in Winnipeg.  The Shoe Project reveals…

The Shoe Project MEDIA ADVISORY   Ukrainian woman among performers as The Shoe Project takes the stage in Windsor   WINDSOR (Feb 1, 2023) — On February 26th, ten Windsor-area women, originally from Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, China, Sudan and Nigeria will share their stories of immigration and adaptation to Canada – through a…

The Shoe Project MEDIA ADVISORY     TORONTO (November 3, 2022) — Canadian charity The Shoe Project has launched its annual online auction and among the 50+ items up for grabs are Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent shoes from prominent litigator, Marie Henein.    Funds raised through the online auction help The Shoe Project in…

The Shoe Project MEDIA ADVISORY     The Shoe Project Provides Precious Moments of Healing   CALGARY (August 12, 2022) — When Nelli Antepli crossed the snowy Canadian border by foot with her four-year-old son, she could not have known that The Shoe Project awaited her in Canada.   Escaping the very real danger of…

The Shoe Project MEDIA ADVISORY   Why a Participant of The Shoe Project became a Mentor   TORONTO (May 25, 2022) — When Camila Uriona joined The Shoe Project in 2015, she had no idea that six years and a pandemic later, she would be coaching and mentoring other newcomer women to share their stories.…

The Shoe Project MEDIA ADVISORY How a confusing voicemail message led to a life changing workshop   CALGARY (March 15, 2022) — The Shoe Project returns to the stage at Contemporary Calgary on March 27, 2022 as part of the High Performance Rodeo.  Twelve women from around the world will be sharing their stories of…

The Shoe Project MEDIA ADVISORY From Robotics to the Arts – How The Shoe Project led one newcomer woman to a new path   CALGARY (March 11, 2022) — The Shoe Project returns to the stage at Contemporary Calgary on March 27, 2022 as part of the High Performance Rodeo.  Twelve women from around the…

TORONTO (January 10, 2022) – In 2019 The Shoe Project (TSP) commissioned a professional survey of 25 participants (approximately 14% of total number of participants), five mentors and ten audience participants which showed its significant success in rebuilding immigrant women’s lives.   Many immigrant and refugee women coming to Canada have left behind good careers…

Multiculturalism has been a fundamental characteristic of the Canadian identity for 50 years. Speaking on the occasion of this date, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, “Canada became the first country in the world to adopt a policy of multiculturalism…  While we have made important progress toward a more inclusive and equitable society since then, much…

By Katherine Govier, novelist, founder and Board Chair of The Shoe Project   One of the tragic ravages of Covid was the death, at 51 years old, of Aaron Berhane, journalist, professor and a brave man born in Eritrea. He was a friend of mine, and of The Shoe Project.   When I first met…

By Momoye  Sugiman   We are alarmed by reports of assaults targeting Asian Canadians. However, it’s too easy to attribute the upsurge in hate crimes to frustrations over COVID-19. We spoke to author Joy Kogawa, friend and supporter of The Shoe Project, who was one of the first to break the silence of Japanese Canadians…

By Simten Osken, Shoe Project alumna   How can we help people who suffer from despair and depression and cannot seek professional help because they don’t have enough money? Dixon Chibanda, a psychiatrist and psychotherapist in Zimbabwe, developed an unexpected quality psychological support method carried out by non-professionals. He trains grandmothers to treat depression. And…

By Irina Umnova   Fall is the time when magazines and newspapers are nominating persons for the title of “The Person of the Year.” Maybe, the best and unexpected candidate for this title in 2020 is Women of Belarus.     This summer, women of Belarus have become the face of the movement for a…

Rhoda Akuol Philip   After violence and insecurity uprooted me from my home country of South Sudan, I spent my early years moving from one internally displaced people camp to another, in search of a safe haven. I settled in Kakuma Refugee Camp in 2003. Kakuma afforded me food, shelter, and basic education thanks to…