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                <text>Latin American &amp;amp; Caribbean Organizations</text>
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                <text>collection of organizations designed to support and uplift Latin and Caribbean people in Canada.</text>
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                <text>&lt;div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;As the capital of Canada, Ottawa is a city rich in diverse cultures and communities from around the world. Relocating to Canda from the southern hemisphere is a significant shift and challenge. For these immigrants, they face obstacles, including finding people who are culturally similar. Thankfully, there are many aid organizations which connect people with help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this section of AnthroHarvest, we showcase a few of these groups. They do not just celebrate immigrant cultures, they give them the chance to meet others and learn how to adjust to Canadian life. There are language classes, cultural events, and get-togethers. Each group is different. Some groups focus on keeping languages and traditions alive. Other groups help artists show their work. They provide spaces for people to meet and talk. All of these groups together illustrate the strength of Latin American and Caribbean communities here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In the collections below, you will find more information about them: the Jamaican Ottawa Community &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Association, the Barbados Ottawa Association, Canada Habla Español, the Humanitarian &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Organization of Latin American Students, the Latin Hub and the Latin American Soldiers &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Committee in Canada. Specifically, we hope to emphasize different events, fundraisers, and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;resources they have, how to contact them and/or join their association, their social media pages, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;and a short description of the organization itself.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</text>
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                <text>Cover Photo: Day of the Dead altar commemorating Québec artist Jean Paul Riopelle at Maison du Citoyen&#13;
Photo taken by Noémie Burrs</text>
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                <text>Taylor Paterson, Soorya Hedayat Omar, Racheal Agofure, Zainab Oyejobi, Amy May Lajeunesse and Roodmya Douge.</text>
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              <text>&lt;a href="https://holascentral.wixsite.com/holas/general-meetings"&gt;Holas: The Humanitarian Organization of Latin American students&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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              <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;The Humanitarian Organization of American Students (Holas) is a non-profit organization based in Ottawa, specifically at Carleton University, which allows them to have a greater reach and collaborate with different organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Their mission is to provide humanitarian aid in Latin America through food, shelter, clothing, and education. They want to eradicate food insecurity in Latin America while also raising awareness of these issues. They aim to reduce poverty and inequality. The club was motivated and driven by a commitment to social responsibility, helping communities back home.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;A non-profit founded in 2007 by students in Ottawa. They have helped with humanitarian development in Latin America and in the Caribbean. They have raised 50,000 in development projects. There are about 200 members in HOLA who are actively participating and volunteering.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;On their website, there are many pictures of Latin American and Caribbean dance and celebrations featuring traditional costumes. They are partnered with an NGO that allows others to donate to them. They have fundraisers in which they teach free salsa classes with cultural dance groups and folklore. They also host Spanish and Portuguese lessons free of charge for students to learn, practice, and improve their skills. To maintain the group, they meet once a week to discuss upcoming events, allowing students to network.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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              <text>Roodmya Douge and Amy May Lajeunesse</text>
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              <text>&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/holas.carleton/"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/h.o.l.a.s/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; |&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanitarian-organization-of-latin-american-students/?viewAsMember=true"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt; | Email: &lt;span&gt;holacentral@gmail.com&lt;/span&gt;</text>
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