SEASONOVA GBA Plus Courses
Course #1: An Introduction to Gender-Based Analysis (GBA) Plus Course #2: Organizational Capacity Building Through a GBA Plus Lens Course #1 is an introductory level course that provides a general overview of what GBA Plus is in the context of providing services and supports to newcomers, immigrants, and refugees in Canada. Course #2 explores the…
GBA Plus Equity Frameworks Workshop
This workshop is designed to increase understanding of the relationship between GBA Plus and equity frameworks, using IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility) as the core example. It provides a conceptual grounding in GBA Plus and IDEA and lays out a model demonstrating their complementary nature. An example case study shows how these frameworks work…
OHC: COVID-19 resources & public presentation for workers
The MFL Occupational Health Centre (OHC) is a community health centre funded by Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and donations. The Centre helps workers, employers, and joint health and safety committees to improve workplace health and safety conditions and eliminate hazards. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, OHC has delivered several public presentations on topics…
OCASI – Mental Health Promotion in Immigrant and Refugee Serving Organizations Project
This project is funded by Immigration Refugee Citizenship Canada (IRCC) through the Settlement Program Service Delivery Improvements Funding (SDI) Stream. As the lead organization on this project, OCASI is partnering with community organizations across three sectors (immigrant and refugee serving organizations, primary health, and community mental health) to carry out the project over three years…
Recording: Supporting those who have experienced racism
This is a recording of components of the training organized by Immigration Partnership Winnipeg, in collaboration with MANSO and Strangers in New Homelands. The training was held on July 23rd, 2020. Our sincere thanks to our planning committee, group facilitators, and especially our presenters Mandela Kuet, Roselyn Advincula, Dr. Kathy Hogarth and Dr. Buster Ogbuagu….
Working with Interpreters: Video Series
This video series has five short segments to help staff of the settlement and integration sector work well with interpreters. *Please note that some videos contain profanity and/or sexual terms and should not be viewed with children present* These videos are currently available only to staff & volunteers of MANSO member organizations, and are on…
Recording: Office of the Manitoba Fairness Commissioner (OMFC) Webinar June 2020
This video shares the presentation portion of a webinar recorded on June 16th, 2020. The goal of the webinar was to help newcomer service providers understand what fairness means for regulated professions as the OMFC works towards ensuring that registration practices are fair to internationally educated applicants. Eileen May & Robert Millman, Policy Analysts with…
The Social Impacts of COVID-19 Online Conference Series
Metropolis North America and the COVID-19 Social Impacts Network hosted a series of online conferences and events to explore the impact of COVID-19 on migrations and mobility in North America, as well as its impacts on Canadian youth and Indigenous Peoples. May 21, 2020 – Social impacts of COVID-19 on Canadian youth (nation-wide survey among the…
Food Insecurity in Manitoba Videos (English with English subtitles)
Food Insecurity in Manitoba, is a series of 3 short videos (5 minutes each) focused on Experiences, Causes, and Solutions to food insecurity in Manitoba. The video series was launch on April 21, 2020. Using a montage of voices, the videos provide a snapshot of some of the systemic barriers to accessing safe, nutritious, and…
Webinar: Building connection over video platforms
Amid the current COVID-19 situation, we have been seeing our sector shifting our nature of work and using technology innovatively to be able to continue our work to serve newcomers. Jackie Hogue, in collaboration with MANSO, has made the following resources available to MANSO member organizations. This could be used as a guide and tips…