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Mohammed Alsaleh: Refugees

mohammed alsaleh: A Canadian addition would function as the go-to place for all things resettlement, including language, health, housing, and career services, according to Metro News. The idea is to put newcomers on a path to success and integration, said one Vancouverite who volunteers with Peace Geeks. Many Syrian refugees will have already used a version of the app, called Services Advisor, which was made in partnership with the UN's Refugee Agency and launched in Jordan refugee camps in 2014. When refugees come here, myself included, I was very dependent on technology, said Mohammed Alsaleh, a Syrian refugee who arrived in Canada a little over two years ago. But there is no app specific to refugees or immigrants, bridging the gap between settlement work and technology. I used Google maps to find my way, I used Google search to look up things. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.