What’s Your Story

A Mother–Daughter Journey: Hanna & Kateryna’s path to success through the LINC program. 

By Youdon Tenzin  Hanna, her mother Kateryna and 11-year-old daughter Viktoriia, fled Ukraine due to the recent Russian invasion. They settled in France for three months before coming to Canada in June 2022.   Hanna recalls, “it was so hard to live in France because we didn’t understand the language,” and that her daughter had a […]

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Resilience and Opportunity: Janet’s Journey through the BESIP Bridging Program 

By Youdon Tenzin  If Janet were to describe her journey since moving to Canada in one word, it would be “resilience”. As a single parent, Janet has faced various challenges since uprooting her life in Uganda in 2021.   Janet’s move was not a choice, rather, an urgency to flee her country. In Uganda, she was

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I was attracted to the opportunity to study and understand the media landscape of Canada: Lidiia’s Story

By Youdon Tenzin Lidiia Karpenko, an experienced journalist from Ukraine, immigrated to Canada in 2022 during the Russian invasion of her country. She was a live radio host, conducting interviews and creating podcasts on topics ranging from health, social life and culture. Her work extended to the television industry, where she crafted plots, current affairs

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We not only provided physical healthcare, but also mental health support, health education and advocacy: Sandra’s Story 

By Youdon Tenzin Sandra Tavares, a graduate at Humber College’s accelerated nursing program, was one of the first students who participated in the Health for All Partnership (HAP) between the Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto (MNLCT) and Humber College – a nursing student-led, faculty supervised clinic stationed at MNLCT’s Finch office.     “The

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Providing Health Care Services for Those with High Need

By Youdon Tenzin MNLCT and Humber College have collaborated under the Health for All Partnership (HAP) to reach people in our communities with high need and who do not have access to health care services. At this free and unique nurse-led health service located at our Finch office, Humber faculty and Bachelor of Nursing students

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Gerard Keledjian, New Horizons Media’s Founder

Gerard Keledjian, the founder and managing director of New Horizons Media, stumbled upon MNLCT when he first came to Canada. Through various networking sessions and collaborations with the Centre, Gerard assisted in creating MNLCT’s Bridge to Employment in Media and Communications (BEMC) program. Watch the teaser video. Full video coming soon! https://youtu.be/pwLnuxL8HT0?si=9z2WF1SXX-STlYy2

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Finding Community through Your Passion: Mirna & Maria’s Story

By Youdon Tenzin Photography has been Mirna Chacin’s passion for a long time. She believes in the power of storytelling through photography. Therefore, it comes as no surprise to anyone that she would pursue this field professionally. It has taken up space in her life in ways she did not expect it to and connected

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“My true calling is to change people’s lives for the better”: Tanya’s Story

By Vlad Umnov “The life loves me”, says Tanya, a Ukrainian psychotherapist from Dnipro – a city 500 km from the Ukrainian capital Kiev. In 2022, when the Russian invasion began, she and her husband got into the car and drove to Poland. In July 2022, they flew to Canada by CUAET visa (Canada-Ukraine Authorization

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