Governor General's Persons Award (2012)


Régine Alende Tshombokongo
Montréal, Quebec

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Régine Alende Tshombokongo works tirelessly to improve the lives of immigrant women in Quebec. In 1998, she founded the Centre d'encadrement pour jeunes femmes immigrantes, which encourages young immigrant women in Montréal to recognize and value their talents while empowering them to contribute to Canadian society. Ms. Tshombokongo serves on a committee that advises the Quebec government on maximizing its funding of projects to improve the lives of women and girls in the province. She served as an advocate for the Placer l'égalité au cœur de la diversité, a program of the Ministry of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women that helps immigrant girls learn about gender equality and adapt to life in their new communities. She is also active on a variety of regional, national and international committees, including the women's committee of the Conférence régionale des élus de Montréal and the Réseau des femmes d'affaires du Québec. Ms. Tshombokongo, who holds a Master's in Cognitive Linguistics from the University of Laval and a Master's in Literature from the National University of Zaire, has received numerous awards, including the Prix Méritas du Prix Meritas du RQuODE for her project to help immigrant women develop their child care skills and start their own daycare centre. Ms. Tshombokongo lives in Montréal, Quebec.

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2012-10-03