We are here to support immigrant and migrant women in Nova Scotia. We offer safe, welcoming spaces, information, and community support.
Find information about housing support, shelters, safety planning, and community services.
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Find organizations that support newcomers with settlement, language, employment, and more.
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Learn about services for women experiencing violence, abuse, or controlling behavior.
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Join us for a gentle walk and casual English conversation in a welcoming outdoor space.
The sessions create a welcoming event where participants can learn, connect, and share practical information about money, safety, support, wellbeing, and community resources.
New Roots is a community program for immigrant, migrant, and newcomer women and families in Nova Scotia.
A storytelling project where women share photos and stories about meaningful objects, honouring migration journeys, memory, strength, care, and the lives they are building.
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A community-based program developed with partner organizations to support women and families in rural communities through sessions on financial literacy, safety, and belonging.
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Being led by IMWAH in collaboration with the Accessibility Directorate of Nova Scotia, Department of Justice, The Enabling Accessibility project aims to understand and address the needs of racialized immigrant and newcomer women with disabilities, particularly those who may also be facing gender-based violence.
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A program that supports immigrant and migrant women with information, connection, and learning, while also working with service providers and employers to prevent and respond to gender-based violence
Read MoreSubmit your photos, drawings, poems, or short stories to be featured.
Your story matters and helps build community.
My mother was never a glamorous person. Not that she lacked beauty or elegance.
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These earrings have been in my family for three generations, and now they are here with me in Canada.
Read Story →IMWAH acknowledges that our work takes place in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq people
