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Connecting Resilience 
University of Calgary x Centre for Newcomers

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Walk from Negele, Ethiopia to Calgary, Alberta in 10 steps or less.

We printed maps for each family. The maps were then grouped into three and overlapped over one large Calgary map. Participants used footprint stamps with assigned colours to visually represent their journey.  

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While doing this activity families told their stories and expressed what they missed about their previous home and what they like about their new home in Calgary. 

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