CIWA Publications
"The Grapevine" - CIWA's Newsletter (March 2008)
CIWA Annual Reports
2007/2008 - coming soon!
2006/2007CIWA Strategic Plan 2005-2010: Five Year Focus and Direction
"Knowing Your Literacy Students: Curriculum Guidelines and Cultural Manual" (click HERE).
This curriculum and cultural resource manual was produced as a result of the "Knowing Your Literacy Students" project, funded by Alberta Employment and Immigration. The manual presents a customized lesson plan for teaching non-literate students. It is designed to enhance student-teach relationships by increasing teachers' cultural knowledge and sensitivity to foster respectful communication in the classroom."A New Home for Malik" by Cheyenne Steffen (click HERE to order)
A story for both children and adults to read about Malik and his experience in his new home in Calgary. The book is written in English, Chinese and Spanish."Cross-Cultural Parenting Resource Manual 2nd Edition 2005" (click HERE to order)
A manual designed to assist immigrant parents address the challenges they face parenting in a new country and culture. Now in its 2nd edition, the manual's content is comprehensive and practical for both professionals working with immigrant populations as well as parents participating in the Cross-Cultural Parenting Program."YES (Youth Education Strategy) Manual" - (click HERE to order)
The YES Manual is a resource for service providers working with immigrant and refugee female youth on issues related to violence.Collections:
"Reflections" - a collection of quotes and stories from women who have found their way to CIWA
"A Small Collection of Folk Tales from around the World" - folk tales depicting different heritages and cultures contributed by CIWA clients
"Life, Love and Letters Anthology: Stories by and for Immigrant Women" - A collection of short-stories written by immigrant women in Calgary
"From our Kitchen to Yours" - a collection of recipes from the New Friends and Neighbourhood Group program"Eating for Life: Preschool Nutrition" - brochure available in ENGLISH, ARABIC, CHINESE, and PUNJABI
"AIDS/HIV Information for You" - brochure available in ENGLISH, CHINESE and SPANISH. For the final report, click HERE.
"What Young Children Do" - brochure available HERE.
Related Publications
"Hope Beyond the Bruises" - by Pauline Ngure (click HERE to order)
A native of Kenya, Pauline endured ten years of humiliating torture from a violently abusive husband and the complacent Kenya police. She was given assylum by the Canadian government after the government of Kenya would not protect her and her children from her husband.
For further information about Pauline, please click HERE."The Agony of Somalia's Civil War" - by Mohamed M. Bakayr (click HERE to order)
A book about the Somali Civil War that broke out in the late 1980's bringing about the immeasurable misery that Somali society has undergone. The book services both as a factual piece of history for those who have not experienced the brutality of civil war, and a resentful memoir for the ones who have survived.For further information or to order any of the above publications, please contact CIWA at (403)263-4414 or reception@ciwa-online.com
