Zizi Ohia

Three volunteer placements reshape social work student's career ambitions

portrait of Zizi Ohia standing in a park settingThird-year social work student Zizi Ohia is completing her third VIP-Community Service Learning (VIP-CSL) placement, gaining hands-on experience while supporting community organizations across Windsor-Essex. (SULEKA MOHAMMED HASSAN/University of

By Victor Romao

Three volunteer placements across Windsor-Essex have helped University of Windsor student Zizi Ohia discover a passion for community-based social work and reshape her career ambitions.

Now in her third year of the Bachelor of Social Work program, Ohia is completing her third placement through the VIP-Community Service Learning (VIP-CSL) building on experiences that have taken her from an early childhood centre to a shelter and an after-school program.