August News: 2017 Annual Report, field visit at WES, Yoga & Community series for immigrant women
I am excited to introduce myself to you as New Women New Yorkers’ new Program Associate.
My name is Gyuzel and I was born and raised in Kazakhstan. I immigrated to France when I turned 17 to study international affairs and start my career. My professional background covers the fields of communications, intercultural management, and change implementation. In addition, my previous volunteer engagement in Paris was focused on helping young professionals navigate through winding career paths.
As a recent LEAD workshop graduate, I am particularly honored to have the opportunity to use both my professional and personal backgrounds to help building this unique community of talented and courageous women with New Women New Yorkers!
I invite you to read our recently released 2017 Annual Report, which will give you a glimpse of what we’ve accomplished over the past year, and our vision for the future. And I hope you’ll enjoy our August newsletter below, featuring like usual our latest news and featured blog post.
I hope to see many of you at our storytelling event on October 15!
Kindly,
Gyuzel
Gyuzel Zaripova
Program Associate
Latest news
Professional development programs
World Education Services hosted us in their downtown offices for a business writing workshop (how to write the most compelling cover letter!) and for a speed networking lunch with over 10 employees coming from various departments.
Community building programs
We kicked off our Yoga & Community series, held once a week in Prospect Park to offer peer support to our participants, and help them reduce stress and improve mental and physical well-being in daily life.
Other news
Arielle, our Founder and CEO, joined the opening retreat of Coro’s Immigrant Civic Leadership Program, a 9-month fellowship program to build leadership skills and develop strategies and tools to serve immigrant communities more effectively.
Photo by Shelley McKay
Featured blog post: A newcomer’s guide to navigating New York
Written by Shelley McKay
“In the city that never sleeps, it is no surprise that the public transport system keeps New Yorkers on the move at all times of the day and night. You may find that you use different modes of transport based on what is running efficiently at the time of your journey. With any mass transit system, there are bound to be issues, and I have discovered that being flexible can provide you with alternate ways of reaching your destination. If not the subway, then how about a bus, or Citi Bike?”
