Burnaby School District and Rita Koujian

Canada: Volunteer mentor Rita Koujian — who arrived in Canada last year as a privately-sponsored Syrian refugee — said the program gives her an opportunity to give back, according to CBC. Other volunteers in the program have been in Canada for several years. The program, offered by the Burnaby School District, has matched seven Arabic-speaking volunteers with 27 recently arrived Syrian refugee families. Rita Koujian helps a recently arrived Syrian refugee navigate a map at Metrotown mall. Recycling and cell phones Koujian has been paired with several families, including the Al-Abaas family, that arrived in Canada two months ago. "I introduced them to the school in Burnaby and then I helped them with filling in forms and introducing them to the community," said Koujian. " I explained how transportation works by bus and train, the most reasonable prices for the shops for food." Whether it getting a cell phone contract or learning the concept of recycling, Canadian mentors are helping refugees without English skills, understand life and culture. Rita is a volunteer mentor to newly-arrived refugees in Burnaby. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.