Monica Singh is passionate in her support of recent immigrants to Manitoba and especially in areas that help improve the quality of life of women, their families and communities. She moved from Guyana, South America, to Manitoba with her family in 1974 and immediately recognized the need for programs and services to help immigrants adjust to living in a new country. She also began offering her services to a host of organizations at the local, national and international levels. This includes the Indo-Caribbean Association of Manitoba and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Winnipeg, where she served on the Intergenerational Conference Planning Committee that addressed issues facing immigrant families. From 1990 to 2005, she sat on the board of the Immigrant Women’s Association of Manitoba; twice as president, and became involved with the Provincial Council of Women of Manitoba, of which she was elected president in 1995. Additionally, she has served on the boards of the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada and the National and International Councils of Women. In 2000, she co-chaired the Global Issues Committee of the United Nations Platform for Action Committee. Monica Singh is presently an elected member of the Manitoba Ethnocultural Advocacy and Advisory Council.
