Ottawa
PLEASE CONTACT OTTAWA CHAPTER FOR CURRENT ACTIVITIES.
2012:
The Coordinating Committee - Ottawa Chapter of CW4WAfghan (from left to right)
Helen, Amika, Amy,Brenda, Zahira, Asiyeh, Eileen – photographer Jennifer
2011:
The Ottawa Chapter was established in early 2010 (see below) at the instigation of Roya Rahmani, former country director for CW4WAfghan in Kabul and Board Member of CW4WAfghan. Roya left our chapter at the end of April to return to Afghanistan and work as an advisor to the Afghanistan's Ministry of Education. Helen Hayward and Jennifer Simpson agreed to act as Co-chairs, with Margaret Williamson as member of the executive, Eileen Olexiuk, as Treasurer and Mahshaz Yousufzai as our Secretary. We are also fortunate to have the support of other engaged and passionate women in Ottawa.
To initiate interest and awareness, an event was held on April 28 at which Roya spoke on women and Islam, the same presentation she gave in Kelowna last October. About 20 women attended and participated in an interesting discussion and question period following Roya's presentation. We also had a draw for a beautiful mounted photograph of a woman in a white burqa among white doves which she is feeding donated by Farzana Wahidy.
Helen, Jennifer and Eileen are planning to attend the upcoming AGM in Oakville and are looking forward to connecting with chapter members across the country.
