THA DAR HSAE
406 Lettice Perry Rd N
Lethbridge , AB
T1H 5P1
phone( 403) 929-1304
everdah@gmail.com
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
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Experience in community engagement and outreach
Experience working with Refuge Youth in Canada through participating Refugee
Youth Health project as a peer researcher
Influential in interpretation and translation in English, Karen and Burmese languages
Expertise developing ESL curriculum outline for supplementary teaching program for
Karen new immigrants in Toronto
Proficient in MS Word, Ms Power Point
Serving new comer refugee in Surrey and Vancouver area as a settlement counselor
Experiences in Case management, group facilitation, workshop, interview and
presentation
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Settlement Enhancement Counselor
S.U.C.C.E.S.S Vancouver (Step Ahead Project)
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2011-sep 30 2012 (full time)
Provide refugee and new immigrants clients/families intitial in-home services including
assessment, action planning, intensive life skills training and support
Provide orientation on several different topics which help clients to integrate into
Canadian societies.
Empower clients by referring and successfully linking them to needed resources and
services available in their own communities
Liaison with referring sources/agencies
Provide activities and progress reports by taking case notes
Collaborate with the evaluator in the implementation of the evaluation framework
Research and keep update to have good knowledge of community resources and
government resources.
Peer Researcher
2009-2011(Part time)
Access Alliance Multicultural Health & Community Services
(Refugee Youth Health project Toronto)
 Contribute to the overall design and implementation of the project
 Collaborate in participatory policy review process together with rest of the team
 Assist in developing recruitment posters, training materials, and other project resources
 Conduct outreach to and recruit refugee youth participants in the pilot survey
 Conduct outreach to and recruit service providers for interviews
 Conduct focus group and interview to the refugees youths
 Translation and transcribing the materials
 Assist with data collection, data analysis, writing , knowledge exchange and
dissemination
 Assist with administrative tasks related to the project
 Participate in training, mentoring and co-leaning activities with other member of the
project team
ESL Trainer
2008-2010(summer full time)
Ontario Quebec Baptist Convention
 Provided home base teaching basic English to newcomer immigrants adult and kids in
Toronto area
 Organizing field trip for new comers to different parts of the city with volunteer high
school students
 Recruited students volunteer
 Writing job description for students volunteer and creating activities for the program
 Writing report
 Designing simple ESL curriculum for new immigrants kids and adult
Library Assistance
2007-2011 (part time)
York University Center for Refugee Studies
 Process resources for placement on shelf
 Enter cataloguing data into the library’s automated system
 Respond to daily on-site requests for information
 Search the library catalogue, internet and other electronic resources
Local consultants/interviewers
Kappel Ramji Consulting group
(Evaluation of Citizenship & immigration Canada’s Client Support Services
Project for Government Assisted Refugees)
 Conduct interviews to selected refugees immigrants in Toronto area
 Translation, and transcribing interview materials
 Writing report
2008
Volunteer/ Student refugee program coordinator
2010-2011
World University Service of Canada(WUSC) York University
 Assist a newcomer refugee student with basic life skills and obtaining required
documentation
 Orient students on York university course enrollment system and accommodation
 Organization meeting and writing report
EDUCATION
International Development Studies BA program
York University
2007-2011
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Training on Case management
Interpretation Training
Settlement and integration Process for Newcomers
Client resilience
2011
MOSAIC Vancouver
Training on research skills
Training on interviewing, facilitation and presentation
Translation and transcribing
Data collection and data analysis
Access Alliance Multicultural Health & Community Services
2009-2011
Refugees Studies Conference
York University’s Centre for Refugee Studies
2009
Human Rights Studies
Karen Women Organization
2006
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST