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From YouTube: MARCH 7 2023 Statements Jinny Sims
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
study
panorama
Dr
mine
and
I,
met
last
week
to
see
how
his
community
could
be
supported.
Lawrence,
who
works
with
patients
living
with
HIV
AIDS
in
the
downtown
east
side
area,
is
a
director
with
the
Zimbabwe
cultural
Society
of
BC.
This
organization
began
as
a
social
and
cultural
group
where
zimbabweans
could
come
together
to
share
their
experiences
living
in
BC
with
people
who
speak
the
same
language,
enjoy
similar
foods
and
share
the
same
celebrations.
A
The
needs
of
the
community
were
greater
than
a
cultural
group
could
provide
and
the
Zimbabwe
Cultural
Society
pivoted
to
become
more
service.
Oriented
zikuso
BC
now
runs
culturally
appropriate
programs
to
provide
support
for
families
in
their
new
country.
They
offer
seniors
and
youth
program
and
youth
programs
teach
technology
to
newcomers
and
run
a
food
security
program
as
the
food
program
has
grown.
It
now
provides
culturally
familiar
food
to
over
600
people
and
11
different
East
and
South
African
countries.
A
Dr
Lawrence
and
his
team
of
volunteers
also
worked
in
partnership
with
diversity
to
support
Refugee
groups
throughout
Surrey,
like
many
of
the
African
and
Caribbean
immigrants
in
BC.
Those
from
Zimbabwe
have
found
a
strong
Community.
We
are
so
fortunate
to
live
in
a
province
with
such
a
mosaic
of
cultures.
Starting
a
new
life
in
a
new
country
is
challenging.
Luckily,
they
are
Canadians
like
Dr
Lawrence
chinjabwa,
who
remember
what
it
was
like
to
be
new
and
who
are
willing
to
share
their
time,
helping
newcomers
settle
in
and
so
to
Dr
chinjambua.