Project Mujtama Fellowship Program

Overview

The Canadian Arab Institute (CAI) and the Arab Community Centre of Toronto (ACCT) announce the Project Mujtama Fellowship Program.

The Project Mujtama Fellowship is a program for young and enthusiastic community organizers and researchers, looking to contribute to the CAI mission of articulating the perspective and potential of Canadian Arabs and advancing their contributions to society. The fellowship is an opportunity to take part in key projects that the CAI and ACCT have partnered on, to help educate the newcomer Arab community on Access, Equity and Human Rights, promote volunteerism and civic engagement among seniors, youth and newcomers.   The concept of the program is to promote inclusion, encourage engagement and articulate community aspirations and contributions.  This year we seek to create fellowship work teams who have a passion for community development, team work and who are looking to innovate and gain experience in their study or professional field.

The Mujtama Project Fellowship is a six-month program aimed at youth, senior and newcomer engagement.  We’re looking for fellows with an Arab background, who want to raise the bar in research, social engagement and community development.

New Torontonians: Rights & Responsibilities

This program aimed to empower Arab newcomers to become knowledgeable of their rights and responsibilities in their new home Canada.

Mujtama Fellows - 2018

Project Team motto - Teamwork makes the dream work

The Mujtama Fellowship is a program for young and enthusiastic community organizers and researchers, looking to contribute to the CAI mission of articulating the perspective and potential of Canadian Arabs and advancing their contributions to society. 

Pathways to Inclusion - Engaging Arab Seniors in Canada

Barriers and challenges to social engagement and volunteerism amongst Arab seniors in Canada

Pathways to Social Inclusion project focused on studying Arab Seniors in Canada, recognizing their unique needs.   The primary objective of the project was to study and subsequently increase social participation specifically among Arab seniors. It explored barriers to social entry, motivations towards social participation, and aimed to provide recommendations for organizations working with seniors. 

Over a period of eight months, participating senior mentors, youth fellows and CAI project team organized discussion groups and activities. The topics tackled were identified and led by our participating senior mentors, and specifically explored and captured cultural perceptions and attitudes towards social engagement and volunteerism.  Along the way, discussion topics expanded to address social isolation, physical and mental health, accessibility and navigation of senior services and community connections. The discussion groups led to the development of a survey to measurably identify barriers, challenges and motivations to volunteerism and engagement among senior Arabs living in Canada.  

The project report below provides details on the project scope, key learnings and recommendations.  

For further information or details on the project or content presented in the report please contact the Canadian Arab Institute at info@canadianarabinstitute.org