The WOW seminar on immigrant women’s nutrition and health was a step in the right direction towards closing the gap between academic researchers and service providers.
Dorra Gdoura
February 4, 2021Dorra Gdoura holds a Master’s degree in English and a diploma in French as a Foreign Language, a Project Management and an Essential Skills Practitioner Certificates. She is currently the Assistant Director of the Adult Career Transition Centre at La Cité. She develops, implements and oversees several programs and projects (regional, provincial and national) for Francophone newcomers to Canada to better support them in their integration process and ensure successful inclusion in Canadian communities.
Dorra has worked and taught French and English for several years in different countries and continents. Arriving in Canada in 2009, Dorra launched her career in a non-for-profit organization to anchor it in 2012 at La Cité where she held various positions: project lead, manager and now assistant director.
Dorra is more than ever committed to promoting the integration, inclusion and development of Francophone and Francophile newcomers in Canadian society in general and in the Francophone community in particular.
In her spare time Dorra enjoys volunteering by helping those in need find free furniture, mentoring newcomer women through the Empowering Newcomer Women to Succeed in the Canadian Labour Market program, and travelling to explore other countries and cultures.
