Co-President Drina started the meeting by welcoming the guest for the evening:
Guest presenters from Horizons of Friendship Megan Botha and Bessie Hodder

Lily will be going to Finland. She is currently attending Grade 10 at CCI. Her hobbies
include sports and languages. Potential new members joined us as guest, Angela Grogan and Margaret Kerr
acknowledgment.
Rotarian Kevin said grace and also reported that he and Lori went to visit Sylvia and Paul Binkley on the weekend.

Horizons of Friendship (Horizons) is a Canadian international development organization, committed to promoting social justice and sustainable development in Central America and Mexico. Current project include Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico and Panama. Working directly with community-based partner organizations, we provide financial and
technical support that empowers local people to lead projects that address needs in their communities
Our Canadian program provides support to vital migrant workers in our community.
IN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
Location: Northumberland County Ontario
Duration: March 2025 – March 2026
12 Farms, 150+ Migrant Agricultural Workers
5.4%.
•In 2021, Canada welcomed 61,735temporary foreign workers in the agriculture sector, up 11.9%
from 2020 (Statistics Canada, 2024)
workers have limited access to these social services The Canadian agricultural industry has the highest rates of musculoskeletal injuries, toxic
chemical injuries, occupational injuries, and fatalities than other workforces.
In the mid 1960s S.A.W.P was created by the federal government to satisfy the seasonal labour demands of Canadian agriculture operations This program currently accounts for almost half of Canada’s paid agricultural employment The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFW) created by the government of Canada allows
companies to recruit temporary foreign agricultural workers through 4 main streams, including the SAWP.

by:
Providing critical access to health care clinics and free legal support
Provide information on workers’ rights, occupational health and safety
Translation and Transportation services
Free mental health support .
Some basics facts:
Migrant workers earn minimum wage, which is currently $17.20 per hour
Housing standards are very low
Employment Standards Act does not apply to migrant workers
Horizons is always looking for donations, especially work cloths for the migrant workers, at their
store on Covert St in Cobourg.

The Earth Day clean up, organized by Rotarian Adam, was very successful.


