I am deeply honored to share the Oríkì I wrote for the 23rd EMPOW3R cohort. EMPOW3R participants deserve to be celebrated in a way that recognizes not only their achievements but their stories and strength. Oríkì, the oral praise poetry of the Yórùbá people of Nigeria, is a tradition that honors individuals through poetic verses, […]
Healing begins when we know and acknowledge where we are located. EMPOW3R acknowledges that the land and waters we are settled, as the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish people; xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We heal as a community!
Breaking The Cycle Of Trauma: develop career goals, build employability skills, increase self reliance, and participate in community
Contact Us
E: empow3r@kiwassa.ca
A: 2425 Oxford Street Vancouver BC V5K 1M7
© 2026 EMPOW3R All rights reserved. Designed by Swoon Creative Media
