To celebrate #IWD2025, The Newcomers Podcast will be publishing daily episodes between March 2nd - 8th celebrating a female immigrant. Come celebrate with us as we tell the stories of some of the many amazing immigrant heroines.
For our fifth #IWD2025 episode, I'm speaking with Fatemeh Alhosseini, Executive Director at Impakt Foundation.
Resilience as a function of the system, personalized support, narrative therapy as a tool for cultural immersion, Fatemeh left me with a lot to think about after this conversation.
And I think it’ll be same for you.
Fatemeh moved to Canada from Iran 10 years ago as an international student. After an MA in Developmental Psychology, and then a PhD in same with a focus on resilience, she joined Impakt Foundation as the Executive Director.
In this conversation, Fatemeh and I chat about Impakt Foundation’s “for newcomers, by newcomers” model. We also explore:
Moving to Canada 10 years ago to study
Why we immigrants need to get involved in building and implementing immigrant settlement and support programs
Why she chose to work at Impakt Foundation
The Impakt Foundation origin story (The Tailor Project)
Why resilience isn’t a personal feature, and more good stuff.
Official Links
👋🏽 Follow Fatemeh on LinkedIn
🫶🏽 Learn more about Impakt Foundation
💖 Learn more about The Tailor Project
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