This year-end, we are raising $21,400 to help two immigrant and refugee mothers turn the experience they already have into a Canadian Early Childhood Education credential.
Their experience is real.
On paper, it doesn’t count.
Thousands of immigrant and refugee mothers arrive in Canada with degrees, careers and years of experience. Then they find that none of it is recognized.
At the same time, Canada is short of early childhood educators. The people who could fill that gap are already here, and many are already caring for children and families every day.
Why RISE?
RISE asks a simple question: does she have the skills to do the job?
Offered in partnership with the University of British Columbia and Vametric, RISE assesses what women already know and grants university credit where they meet the standard. They then complete the rest of their UBC Early Childhood Education certificate online, at their own pace, around family life.
Meet Namita.
Namita trained as an engineer in India.
Today she’s a Home Visitor in Nova Scotia, helping newcomer parents become their children’s first teachers.
In the evenings, after her own family is settled, she studies toward her Canadian Early Childhood Education credential through RISE.
Your gift helps her finish.
Some donors want to change one life.
Others want to change how a country works.
Small Changes.
Big Ambitions.
Families across the country are waiting for child care spaces that can’t open without qualified educators. RISE moves experienced women into those roles faster. The same approach could open faster pathways into teaching, social work, school counselling and mental health.
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