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202 Stela Markova-Kanin

3/24/2019

Stela comes from the rose oil region of Strelcha, Bulgaria. She attended high school in Plovdiv, a city she highly recommends visiting.
It has the distinction of being the European Capital of Culture for 2019.
Only having been in Maine since May 2017, Stela has already found her way to meaningful work as an accounting assistant, is taking courses for an accounting certification, tutors students at USM, and helps the workforce development endeavors at SMCC.

FMI: Global Connections video interview with Julia Trujillo Luengo and Stela Markova-Kanin.

Music: Stefka Sabotinova sings "Prituri se Planinata"

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201 Mariella Uwimana

3/10/2019

Mariella grew up in Butare, Rwanda as the youngest of 9 children in a loving and supportive family. 25 years ago her world turned upside down because of the genocide. She speaks here about how she coped with her losses as a young woman. Mariella has lived, worked, and studied in Rwanda, Uganda, Belgium, Denmark, and England prior to arriving in Maine last August 2018. She is uniquely qualified to be an advisor to those undergoing transformations, having re-invented her life multiple times. Currently, Mariella is the Program Coordinator of Immigrant Business Hub program at the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center. They offer new entrepreneurs access to support through mentorship, networking, advice, and finding capital.
She is also a new member of the Greater Portland Health board of directors and the mother of three sons.

Music: Aline Gahongayire sings "Ndanyuzwe" (I am grateful).

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