Posted on 29 November 2011. Tags: African women, poverty, UN agency, UNICEF

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Commentary/Ghana/Africa
By Kofi Akosah-Sarpong : For the past years, the Ghana’s enlightenment movement have shown that rational choices are essential to how Africans distinguish and argue about their culture in relation to their progress. Read the full story
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Posted on 31 December 2009. Tags: 2009, African, African women, Afro News, Burnaby, Celebration, cultural, Ensemble, Family Center, Jenny Francis, Khayanga Jenipher Wasike, Multicultural, REACH, Togolese, Winter

African Cultural Winter Celebration, hosted by REACH Multicultural Family Center (MFC)
By Jenny Francis The Afro News Burnaby
An important community event took place at Eastburn Community Centre in Burnaby on 12 December 2009. The 3rd annual African Cultural Winter Celebration, hosted by REACH Multicultural Family Center (MFC) brought together approximately two hundred people from all over the world. Following prayers in Arabic and English, guests enjoyed a delicious halal meal prepared by Iraqi and African women, musical entertainment by the Togolese Ensemble and Zion’s Children of God (from Congo), and inspired storytelling by Jean-Pierre Makosso. Welcoming speeches were offered by guests of honour including NDP MP Peter Julian; Burnaby City Counsellors Sav Dhaliwal and Paul McDonell; Ros Salvador, a lawyer with the BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre; and Lina Fabiano, interim Executive Director of REACH Community Health Centre. After the performances, a crowd of adults and children hit the dance floor, shaking it to the sound of DJ beats. At the end of the night, laundry baskets filled with donated gifts were distributed to sixty-five families and individuals. Guests and organisers expressed their appreciation for the generosity of the donors (local businesses and individuals) who contributed items to the baskets.
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