Haven Of Hope
We invest in the needs of Punjabi international students who are facing abuse in Canada.
Haven of Hope
We aim to provide emotional, financial and housing support.
We invest in the needs of Punjabi international students who are facing abuse in Canada.
We aim to provide emotional, financial and housing support.
"We invest in the needs of Punjabi international students who are facing abuse in Canada. We aim to provide emotional, financial and housing support. "
Canada has experienced a tremendous boom in international students over the last decade. Many of these students hail from Punjab. In 2016, there were 22,970 non-permanent residents in Peel – 1.7% of Peel’s total population. Attracted by the prospect of a future in a rich country students from Punjab receive initial funding from their parents, many of whom are of modest backgrounds and have sold some of their property or go into considerable debt to fund the education of their children. The majority of the students use agents who are paid commissions by institutions in Canada. The information as to the ability of the students to earn a decent living to cover their expenses and the prospect of decent employment is often false. From what started as a journey of hope for the future often results in a path fraught with despair. The students find themselves unable to make ends meet especially living in Ontario which has some of the most unaffordable housing in the world. Some of the students -especially women -find themselves economically and physically vulnerable, facing harassment and abuse at work. Post-secondary institutions have garnered substantial revenues and yet have failed to provide the necessary social infrastructure to support the students from whom they profit immensely. Sukhmani has decided to apply the social and financial balm that these students desperately need by advocating for their social and financial support.
Sukhmani will provide for Punjabi international students in Ontario:
Accommodation, financial support, necessities of life, community counselling, a Help Line.
Sukhmani will advocate for:
Fair employment policies, protection from exploitation, government funding for social infrastructure, reduction of tuition, reform of roles of agents.
Phone: +1 289-652-2488
Email: info@sukhmanihaven.com
30 Thomas Street, Mississauga, Ontario L5M 1Y5, Canada
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We honour and acknowledge the land on which we are on which constitutes the present-day City of Mississauga. This land has been the site of human activity since time immemorial. It is the traditional territories of the Huron-Wendat, Anishinabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and most recently, The Mississaugas of the Credit River First Nations. Ontario is covered by 46 treaties and other agreements and is home to many Indigenous Nations from across Turtle Island, including the Inuit and the Metis. These treaties and other agreements, including the One Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, are agreements to peaceably share and care for the land and its resources. Other Indigenous Nations, Europeans, and newcomers were invited into this covenant in the spirit of respect, peace, and friendship. We are mindful of broken covenants, and we strive to make this right, with the land and with each other.
Sukhmani Haven
30 Thomas St, Mississauga, ON L5M 1Y5
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