Ayah Karra-Aly, Planning and Community Engagement Officer for the French Language Health Planning Centre, discusses the importance of -- and the ongoing work to improve -- the availability of french-language health services in Windsor-Essex.

This episode is also available in french (previous episode).

Cette épisode est également disponible en français (épisode précédente).

Ayah Karra-Aly, Agente de plannification et d'engagement communautaire pour le Centre de planification des services de santé en français (CPSSF) discute de l’importance — et du travail en cours pour améliorer — la disponibilité des services de santé en français à Windsor-Essex.

Une version anglaise de cette épisode est disponible aussi (prochaine).

An english version of this episode is also available (next episode).

Surria's pita chip company Cedar Valley, which she co-founded with her son, started as a small business idea born from a school project and has grown to be a nationwide success. But that success hasn't distracted her from her passion for supporting the community and providing job opportunities to newcomers.

Ana (from Iran) and Meghana (from India) share their experiences as international students getting their Masters of Engineering from the University of Windsor, where the Empowr program helped prepare them for the workforce. Victoria Abboud joins to talk about the Empowr program, which she initiated.

Bouthaina, originally from Syria, was inspired to start her small business while participating in a program at UHC Hub of Opportunities, where Kimberly, originally from Minnesota, works as a crisis counselor and orientation worker. In this episode, both women share their inspiring stories and highlight the work of UHC.

This episode is entirely in french. Yasmine est arrivée à Windsor il y a vingt ans et, après avoir découvert les défis auxquels font face les Franco-Ontariens, elle est devenue une véritable championne de la communauté francophone locale — un engagement qu’elle poursuit encore aujourd’hui à travers son travail au CCFWEK et à l’ACFO WECK (entre autres).

Growing up in Zambia, Anold was persecuted for their sexuality. Their experiences led them to working with the United Nations and Amnesty International on 2SLGBTQIA+ activism before coming to Windsor, where they founded an organization dedicated to supporting queer & trans migrants.

Welcome back to the WE Belong Podcast! This season, we'll meet newcomers and long-settled immigrants from all over the world and hear their stories. We'll also be learning about all the local organizations who are here to support them and learn some welcoming strategies. New episodes every Wednesday starting November 13, 2025!