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New Pioneers Awards (NPA) |
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Nominations now being accepted
Proudly Presents
18th Annual
New Pioneers AwardsTM
"Celebration of Diversity"
For information, please contact
npa@skillsforchange.org or call
416-658-3101 ext. 223
CLICK
HERE
TO NOMINATE
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About the Awards
Each year for the past 17 years, Skills for Change has had the privilege
to recognize and showcase the accomplishments of outstanding individuals
who have come to call Canada “home”. The stories of hardships and
heartbreaks that many immigrants and refugees to Canada have overcome
and succeeded against all odds are shared onstage each year at our
Annual New Pioneers Awards (NPA). The NPA Award recipients are a
testament to the power of the indomitable human spirit that has moved so
many newcomer forward even in the face of overwhelming personal and
professional adversity.
As the GTA’s landmark cultural community celebration, The NPA is often
referred to as the “Oscars of Diversity”. As a community driven
event; individuals from the community nominate worthy candidates,
community volunteers conduct the selection process, and both
corporations and community leaders within the GTA gather at this annual
gala event. Together they celebrate the achievements of NPA award
recipients across six award categories that include Arts, Community
Service, Entrepreneurship, Science and Technology, Youth, and Skills for
Change Graduate.
In June 2008, The New Pioneers Awards team was awarded the prestigious
Newcomer Champion Awards by the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and
Immigration. This award is a tribute to individuals and groups who have
contributed to the understanding and sharing of Ontario’s cultural
diversity. We are proud to have received this award as it demonstrates
the success and public value our New Pioneers Awards brings to the lives
of newcomers.
As a further way of giving back to society, in 2008 Skills for Change
formed the Pioneers for Change Committee. Through a collaborative effort
with past NPA Award recipients, the Pioneers for Change Committee acts
as a generator and sounding board for ideas and proposals that help
facilitate the integration of newcomers into the Canadian workplace and
society.
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New Pioneers Awards 2009
Recipients
Susan Taylor Simpson (SfC Board Chair),
King Achilla Orru Appa-Idomo (Arts award),
Mariatu Kamara (Youth award),
Hadi Mahabadi (Science &
Technology award),
The Honourable David C. Onley (Lieutenant Governor of Ontario),
Jane Cullingworth (SfC Executive Director), Neena &
Vijay Kanwar (Entrepreneurship award),
Jamila Aman (Community Service award),
Pedro A. Vargas-Zamora (SfC Graduate award)
MORE ABOUT THE NEW PIONEERS AWARDS
RECIPIENTS
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17th Annual New Pioneers Awards
Selection Committee
orientation meeting held at Skills for
Change on September 23
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Last updated
07/03/2009 |
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