PIRS is gravely concerned by the growing humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. According to the WHO, over 18 million people have been affected…
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Cindy’s Story: Making the Most of the Present For over 20 years, Cindy Chan led innovative programs and projects at prominent universities in Hong Kong. When she arrived in Canada in 2021, she was eager to find work…
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“If you empower the women, you empower the children”: Reflections of Inge, former PIRS board member Inge Bailey joined the PIRS community as a volunteer in the mid 1980s, and is still an active contributor to PIRS today. As a board member during…
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Pacific Immigrant Resources Society Centres Immigrant and Refugee Women in the Development of BC’s Child Care System xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) territories/Vancouver, B.C VANCOUVER, March 8, 2022—Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (PIRS) is embarking upon a 2.5-year initiative to create a feminist pandemic response and…
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“When we help women, we help the entire family”: A Message From Gyda, former PIRS President and Chair of the Board of Directors Our PIRS community is so grateful and lucky to have volunteers, donors, and mentors who have been with us since the beginning, and we love learning from their…
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Finding Joy and Belonging In Community and Volunteering: Hamida’s Story Have you met Hamida? In February 2020, Hamida joined our PIRS family as a participant. In only five months, she quickly graduated from our LEAD, Building Bridges,…
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Roqiya’s Story: Growing Confidence and Giving Back In Afghanistan, the recent return to power of the Taliban has affected and displaced millions of families, especially threatening important progress towards gender equality and women with unique…
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“Accepting Limitations, Growing Stronger”: Carolina’s Story Meet Carolina: Carolina first learned about PIRS when she saw an ad for our Women’s Leadership and Development program: “I was very excited to join, because I wanted to practice…
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Growing Confidence: Virginia’s Story Meet Virginia! Virginia joined our Community English Class with very few digital skills. When the pandemic began, Virginia’s husband bought her a tablet so she could…
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The Afghan Refugee Crisis Within BC’s Context With issues like the Afghan Refugee Crisis, there can be an overwhelming amount of information that also quickly loses steam. PIRS knows that you want to help, but might not…
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