WORLD REFUGEE DAY AWARDS OF DISTINCTION 2024

Community Coalition on Refugee and Immigrant Concerns (CCORIC) is pleased to announce Waterloo Region's annual World Refugee Day Awards of Distinction.

These awards recognize individuals/groups in the following categories:

Outstanding members of the local community with lived refugee experience.

Volunteers dedicated to working with refugees, who have contributed to making Waterloo Region a more inclusive community.

Submit a Nomination

Nominate an Exceptional Volunteer

Do you know a deserving person with lived refugee experience who has made a positive contribution to our local community through their skills, dedication, and vision?

Do you know a dedicated individual, youth, or community group who deserves recognition for the volunteer time, commitment, and energy they have contributed to the success of local refugees in Waterloo Region?

Submit a Nomination

Nominations Close Friday, April 26, 2024 at 11:59 pm.

The Awards will be presented in June, 2024. Stayed tuned!

World Refugee Day Awards of Distinction

Nomination Form

Nominee's Name *

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Nominee's Email Address *

CCORIC will only send emails that pertain to this nomination and award. For example, to clarify volunteer activities or to communicate winning of the award.

Nominee's Phone Number *

Nominee's City of Residence *

Only residents of Waterloo Region may qualify for the awards.

Nomination Category *

An outstanding member of the local community with lived refugee experience who has made a positive contribution to Waterloo Region through their skills, dedication, and vision.
A dedicated volunteer who has given time, commitment, and energy to the success of local refugees.
A local Community Group that has enriched the lives of local refugees and contributed to making Waterloo Region a more inclusive community.

Volunteer Experience *

What volunteer work has the nominee done to make our community a better place for refugees?

How long has the nominee volunteer for these activities?

How many years has the nominee been involved in supporting refugees?

Nominator's Name *

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Last

Nominator's Phone Number *

Nominator's Email Address *

CCORIC will only send emails that pertain to this nomination and award. For example, to clarify volunteer activities or to communicate winning of the award.

How do you, as the Nominator, know the Nominee? *

Is there anything further you’d like to add to the information given above?

"In June 2018, I received a World Refugee Day Award of Distinction for my volunteer work in Waterloo Region. I was happy and proud to receive this award. On the day of the awards, I remembered how I came to Canada as a refugee, knowing no one. And there I was, now a Canadian Citizen, being recognized for my work with refugees and immigrants. This award has inspired me to go forward working to assist refugees and vulnerable community members in our Region and everywhere in Canada."

- Muna Al-Nidawi