The EFCL has hired five part-time cultural outreach workers, to help introduce individuals and families from various ethnic backgrounds to their local community league. Pictured from left to right Maria Aromin, Amandla Ngwenya, Shahriyar Khan, Alla Ternikova, Jany Yach, and Abdul Hassen.  The five new members have joined EFCL Community Development staff member Shahriyar to form the first EFCL Cultural Integration Team on April 11, until January, 2012.

 

The workers will focus on newcomers from Africa, Asia, Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe. A big part of their job will be to work with local community leagues, to help leagues understand the needs of people from other cultures and overcome any barriers that might be preventing leagues from attracting these people. Part of their job will be to prepare a report, detailing their experience and making suggestions for future steps in this process.

 

Please contact Shahriyar Khan, Community Development Officer/Project Supervisor, for further information or any assistance your league may need to reach out to newcomers. Shahriyar could be reached at 780-484-1648, or e-mail: Shahriyar.khan@efcl.org