The funding of $139,690 from Status of Women Canada will be used to cover expenses like the Executive Director and Outreach Communicator's salaries, workshops, travel, training manual preparation, office rent, equipment and supplies, publicity and promotions, and transportation costs. It will help develop the business skills of 139 immigrant women in Durham Region over 18 months.

1. The funding will cover the expenses
for part of the Executive Director’s
salary as well as the part-time
Outreach Communicator. In addi-
tion, it will be utilized for work-
shops, travel, preparation of the
training manual, rent of the prem-
ises, office equipment, material and
supplies, publicity and promotion,
Durham Region– Status of Women
Canada approved a fund of $139,690
for Community Economic Develop-
ment (CED) for Immigrant Women in
January, 2009 to develop and in-
crease the business knowledge and
skills of 139 immigrant women over a
period of 18 months.
 Canadian CED Network (CCEDnet)
 The Canadian FeministAlliance for
International Action (FAFIA)
 The Centre for Social Innovation
Memberships
CED for Immigrant Women
www.ced4im-wo.org
June 2009 Issue
905 Dillingham Rd.
Unit #20
Pickering, ON, L1W 3X1
(905) 839-3636
Research Projects
1 - Day Care Statistics in Durham
Region
- 181 Licensed Child Care Centers,
with an overall capacity of 9,668
- 5 Licensed home child care agen-
cies with 175 associated homes
- 41.7% of staff do nothave ECE
2 - South Asian Demographics in
Durham Region
- 25.8% of the visible minority
population are South Asians.
Ethnic Groups Durham
South Asian Origin 26840
Bangladeshi 245
Bengali 10
EastIndian 20765
Goan 295
Guajarati 0
Kashmiri 35
Nepali 0
Pakistani 2900
Punjabi 130
Sinhalese 160
Declared as an affiliated
organization with Town of Ajax
as well
as transportation expenses. A por-
tion of the grant will also be spent
on bookkeeping and data collection.
On the invitation of Status of Women
Canada two of our board members,
Iffat Zehra and Rana Tauqir attended
the 53rd session of the United Na-
tions Commission on the Status of
Status of Women Canada Funding Approved
Daycare Conference
On Sunday, April 26, 2009, Com-
munity Economic Development for
Immigrant Women held its first
daycare conference at McLean
Community Center. There were 24
participants in attendance and
several guest speakers including
Pat Chapados, manager of licensing
services from the Ministry of Com-
munity & Social Services, as well as
Jennifer Heneberry, co-op develop-
ment manager from the Ontario Co-
operative Association. In addition,
one of our clients, Niggi Junaid
presented alarming statistics per-
taining to women in the daycare
sector. Lastly, our executive direc-
tor, Iffat Zehra raised several im-
portant points about the current
issues that women in the daycare
sector are facing in terms of
wages, working conditions and
amount of labor.
Towards the end of the afternoon,
light snacks were served, followed
by a mix and mingle where guests
were able to address their ques-
tions and comments with the
speakers.
The event was about two hours, and
provided not only information about
the rules and regulations of a day
nursery & private home daycare,
information about co-operatives,, as
well as information about the statis-
tics and issues within the daycare
sector, but it also offered network-
ing opportunities for those in atten-
dance, which will hopefully benefit
these women in the future.
The conference could not have been
possible without the contributions
and support of staff members, vol-
unteers and our clients. We wish to
continue this event annually in hopes
of growing each year, inviting more
speakers and of course, having
more guests.
Speaker Pat Chapados discussing the
regulations of a day nursery and
private home daycare
 GreenbeltAdvisory Committee
 ImmigrantSettlement& Integration
through Social Enterprise (ISISE)
Advisory Committees
Graph taken from Municipality of Ajax
Upcoming Events
June 13th, 2009
This is Our Ajax!
McLean Community Centre
95 Magill Dr., Ajax
10am —2pm
July 1st, 2009
Canada Day Celebrations
Rotary Park, Ajax
12—5pm
July 9th, 2009 (Tentative)
Youth Club outing to
Canada’s Wonderland
August 16th, 2009
India Independence Day
Pickering Civic Centre
Pickering, ON
September , 2009 (Tentative)
South Asian Festival
September 13th, 2009
United Way Fundraiser
Pickering Recreation Complex
1867 Valley Farm Rd. S
Pickering, ON
October, 2009 (Tentative)
Annual General Meeting
Our Funders:

2. Once again, Community Economic
Development for Immigrant Women is
participating in the Community Garden
this summer. It was initiated on Mon-
day May 11th, 2009 where the location
was finalized, agreements signed, and
bags distributed by City of Pickering.
The garden is visited every weekend
where paths are laid down and soil
preparation is done by 7 Clients.
sory Center, the Daycare Confer-
ence, a board development work-
shop, a youth volunteer appreciation
event, displays during South Asian
Heritage Month and lastly, 3 presen-
tations with an average of 5-8 par-
ticipants in each. ―It is a welcoming
place for trainees and a great start
for people who want to become
economically productive,‖ remarks
Negena Ehsan, who has been a client
with CED since March 2009. ―After
learning computer for the first time
in my life, I now have interest in
learning more‖ said Sabahat Qaisar,
32 clients joined CED for Immigrant
Women between December 2008
and May 2009. This includes return-
ing clients from previous years.
During this time, they have devel-
oped skills in kitchen management,
newspaper writing, data collection,
bookkeeping, filing, administrative
participation, outreach, communica-
tions, research, promotion, displays,
presentations as well as gardening
in the Community Farm. They have
also participated in 6 training ses-
sions, 2 trips to the Business Advi-
a masters in English language from
Punjab University. ―I never thought
that I will enter into my field of psy-
chology here in Canada‖ was the
remark from Sidra Saeeda. In addi-
tion, previous clients also return
periodically for advice and event
participation.
In total, we have distributed over
$1600 in transportation expenses
between January and April to 9 cli-
ents.
There were some clients who did not
show up after initial intake due to .
childcare needs, employment etc,
On May 23, CED for Immigrant
Women held its first board develop-
ment workshop of 2009 at Ajax
Community Center in which 5 board
members, 2 staff members and 3
trainees attended. The workshop
was conducted by Howard Smith
from United Way, who has vast ex-
perience in board development and
governance issues.
The workshop was for a duration of
three hours in which board members
were presented with information on
the roles, duties and responsibilities
of being a part of a board for an or-
ganization. Midway between the work-
shop, working lunch was also served.
which was prepared by CED.
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Board Development Workshop
Clients Update
Community Garden Work in Full Swing
South Asian Heritage Month
On the request of CED for Immigrant
Women, May was officially declared
South Asian Heritage month by
Mayor Steve Parish during the Town
Meeting on Monday April 27, 2009. In
celebration of the South Asian cul-
ture, Community Economic Develop-
ment (CED) for Immigrant Women
organized a series of cultural dis-
plays at both Ajax and McLean Com-
munity Centers. We presented the
rich art, literature, music, and
dresses of South Asia over a suc-
cession of 12 days, Tuesdays, Thurs-
days and Sundays. 20 clients and 6
youth volunteers participated in this
event while 200 visitors visited the
booth in 12 days.
The event was covered by SNAP
Ajax, the Ajax News Advertiser, and
also by Rogers First Local.
CCEDNet Conference
Our Executive Director, Iffat Zehra
presented a workshop on Local Ethnic
and Organic Food at the Annual CCED-
net conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba
on June 5, 2009.
The workshop demonstrated strate-
gies for how the current food chain
can be changed by providing local,
organic, and ethnic food to immi-
grants within the Greenbelt. For the
newcomers, local food means the
food they previously consumed in
their home countries, while organic
food means the traditional way of
growing it back home; ethnic food
means food that’s not widely avail-
able in Toronto. Making such foods
accessible will not only provide them
with a comfortable lifestyle, but will
also promote multiculturalism in the
GTA.
Next year CCEDNET conference will
be a part of a National summit in
Ottawa from May 31 to June 2, 2010.
Youth participating in the Community
Farm on a sunny morning
Youth Volunteers
CED for Immigrant Women hosted its
first youth event on February 8th,
2009 with 76 participants.
The agenda for the event featured a
standup comedy act by Mohsin
Mahammad, a fashion show, cultural
music, a Bollywood dance perform-
ance, and lastly, a musical piece
featuring the Canadian National An-
them played on the piano. In addition,
a speech was given by Prateek Gupta,
Student Trustee for Durham District
School Board and also a student of
Pickering High School.
In addition, Mr. Chandra, a represen-
tative from the Ontario Trillium Foun-
dation was also in attendance who
distributed 27 Youth Volunteer Cer-
tificates. The day ended with food and
refreshments prepared by CED for
Immigrant Women.
The event was quite a success and
we will continue next year with hopes
of an increasing number of youth
participants in the future.
CED Clients with Town of Ajax Council
Member, Joanne Dies
Left, Mr. Chandra
from Ontario
Trillium Founda-
tion distributing
Youth Volunteer
Certificates.
Right, Prateek
Gupta, Student
Trustee from
Durham District
School Board,
delivered speech
“Welcome” written in various different
South Asian languages