#thisisimaginationatwork – Instalment #13 July 2019
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to facilitate our first ever The Stories of Us workshop series for youth. We partnered with the Immigrant Youth Centre at CICS Markham…
#thisisimaginationatwork – Installment #12 June 2019
At the end of April, we hit submit on the biggest funding application we have written to date. Ok, so to be fair, we haven't written a lot of them.…
#thisisimaginationatwork – Installment #10 May 2019
We are catching up on all our reflections. Mathura has been a busy bee the last few months getting our multi-workshop pilot tested and refining our curriculum to meet the…
#thisisimaginationatwork Instalment #9 – March and April 2019
Ooops. We missed a month! I can't believe how fast March and April have zoomed by, not to mention the past 6 months. We are officially through "Year 1" of…
2018 Narrative Report for Service Delivery Improvement
Reporting Period: August 15 - November 30, 2018 Activity: 01 - Indirect - Tool Development: During Q1, a Program Manager was hired and trained. The first iteration of a developmental…
#thisisimaginationatwork Instalment #8 – February 2019
When Blair and I started this project, there was one thing we were certain of - we are designers and we aren't experts in the settlement sector. We designed this…
#thisisimaginationatwork Instalment #7 – January 2019
What can another year bring for the Department of Imaginary Affairs? So much! We start a new calendar year with 4 months left of Year 1 of The Stories of Us,…
#thisisimaginationatwork Instalment #6 – December 2018
This month has been one of surrendering to the chaos and appreciating it for what it has provided: opportunities to learn by doing. Since our last update, we’ve conducted Stories of Us workshops with five organizations, reaching a total of 136 participants, and unearthing stories from far and wide.
#thisisimaginationatwork Instalment #5 – November 2018
Reflections from a one-month old Program Manager As I’m nearing almost a month of working at the Department of Imaginary Affairs, I’ve been thinking a lot about progress. Have I…
Introducing Mathura!
The Department of Imaginary Affairs is thrilled to bring on Mathura Mahendren as the Program Manager for The Stories of Us! Read up on why she joined our team and her dreams for Canada in 2050.