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In Loving Memory of Birgit Okoth |
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Funeral Service to be Held on Saturday February 13, 2010 at 2:00pm
Location is the Bowell Funeral Chapel located at 219 6th Street, New Westminster, BC
A "Finger Food" Potluck Reception to follow shortly at 6:00pm at Center of Integration for African Immigrants located at 811 Carnavron Street in New Westminster.
(Intersection of 8th Street across from New West skytrain station)
Details call (604) 540-2676 |
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2nd Uganda Medical Mission, August 2009 |
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Hosted By: Southern Range Nyanza Limited (NYTIL)
Place: PO 1025, Jinja, UGANDA T: +256 43 123181 F: +256 43 123151 E:
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August 3rd - 14th, 2009
Medical, Dental & Eye Camp
The purpose of this camp is to provide Primary Medical & Dental services and Eye examinations to needy Ugandans in the villages. People in remote villages DO NOT have access to medical services or CANNOT afford basic health services from well trained professional physicians. Join with us in this Humanitarian Mission To Aid the Poor and Sick in Uganda |
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Date: Saturday October 24th, 2009 6:00PMLocation: Hungarian Cultural Center (728 Kingsway @ Fraser) Click here for directions Theme: 47th Uganda Independence Day Who: Ugandans and Friends of Uganda Featuring: Live Performance by Ugandan Musician "Ragga Dee", Cultural Performance, Djs, Food, etc. |
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Community Award Recognitions |
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 United Way Community Service Award
John Webster, B.C. Practice Leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers and United Way of the Lower Mainland Board Chair, presented the W.J. VanDusen Community Service Award to Amos Kambere, founder of UMOJA Operation Compassion Society.
Amos Mubunga Kambere came to Canada with his wife and sons as a refugee from Uganda in 1992. The struggles and challenges he faced in transitioning into Canadian society prompted him to help others facing similar challenges, especially those from the black African community. He started working with immigrants and refugees as a volunteer in Vancouver before moving to Surrey to continue his work.
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Top 100 BC business woman |
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 Raised in both Uganda and Rwanda, Maria Arankunda has lived and worked in Vancouver, Canada, for many years. She is a beautician with a beauty salon in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby.
In 2008, the BC Women’s Enterprise Centre recognized Maria as one of the 100 top female entrepreneurs in the province. Ms Arankunda notes that her secret for success is: patience, perseverance, and passion.” Maria is a role model to women in business and members of the African Canadian community.
Maria migrated to Canada in 1998 with her family. She worked as a professional hair stylist back home in Africa and thus desired to be self-employed in the new home in Canada. |
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Ugandan wins World’s best braider in Atlanta, GA |
Vancouver based Clara Amaguru was born and raised in Uganda, East Africa. Clara’s interest in braiding started at the tender age of six and this paid off in the years 2000 and 2004 when she put Canada and Uganda on the world map by winning the world’s best braider coming in first place and third place respectively in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She won this title after competing with stylists from United States and England. African hair sculpture is an art form that has been passed down from generation to generation. It requires manual dexterity and patience as many styles are intricate and time consuming. Clara has readily embraced this and for her, hair has become a medium for self-expression.
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NEWS FROM N. AMERICANEWS FROM UGANDA INTERNATIONAL NEWS |
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