“Anything is possible in Canada as long as we are resilient and move step-by-step towards our goals.” Ahmad Jarrah very eloquently states how he feels about coming to Canada as a Syrian Refugee. Ahmad, along with 8 other refugees were granted scholarships from ILSC-Toronto in a collaboration with the Refugee Career Jump Start Project (RCJP.)…
To Mexico, With Love
For the people of Mexico, the past two weeks have been filled with heartbreak. Having experienced back to back earthquakes it seems that everyone in this vibrant country felt the earth shake. Across the world, there’s no doubt that people everywhere felt the pain and loss of such a terrible tragedy. Every year, ILSC…
ILSC Montreal raises funds for the Humanitarian Coalition
Contributed by Mona Sabouri, CSR committee member and ESL Teacher at ILSC Montreal In January 2016, a student of mine decided to present on the current state of Syria and its millions of refugees. Bruna Aparecida Dos Santos’ presentation was quite moving. She made me want to do something about this and well, I brought it to…
Indo-Canadian Ice Hockey in the Himalayas
Contributed by Mark Branov, Director of ILSC-New Delhi “For members of ILSC and dozens of others from around the world, we also come for an entirely different reason every January: to promote community development and cultural exchange between Canada and the Ladakhi community, through our shared love of ice hockey” – Mark Branov As our…