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International African Women's Day
Toronto, Ontario, August 5, 2022 – Akwaba Community celebrated International African Women’s Day (IWAD) for the second time, with two events highlighting resilient women and entrepreneurs on July 30 during a virtual get-together and on July 31 in person at the Milton Sport Centre banquet hall (Ontario).
On Saturday July 30, women entrepreneurs shared their experiences of resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic, enabling their businesses to survive. They include Tchawa Zainab, founder of Tchawa Cosmétiques, Rebecca Kabongo, founder of Learnance et NiA, Albertine Chokote, founder of Connexion Verte, Viviane Sinan founder of Connecter au Succès… and many others.
Join us on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. (North American Eastern Daylight Time) at the following address:
1 Yonge St #3, Toronto, ON M5E 1E5.
Sunday, July 31, 2022 marked the solemn celebration of JIFA with a range of activities, including a conference on resilience hosted by Carol Offi, communications consultant and certified in crisis management, and Justine Gogoua, cultural host and Radio Canada columnist. Puis la cérémonie a été rythmée de défilés de tenues africaines animés par Nkanzu Design, d’exposition d’arts réalisés par les enfants avec le pagne africain, encadrés par Karen Niaba (fondatrice de Montser’Arts). It was also an opportunity for African women from different Canadian cities and provinces to network.
During the celebration, the 2022 graduates were honored and presented to the entire community after receiving advice and blessings from the mothers.
Akwaba Community’s JIFA 2022 featured a number of activities, as well as a buffet of food and drink from Africa and the West Indies.
These festivities were made possible thanks to funding from Canadian Heritage. In the years to come, Akwaba Community plans to set up a platform bringing together French-speaking Afro-Canadian women to give greater scope to JIFA, with the aim of highlighting multiculturalism in Canada.
“African women are the backbone of our community, and it’s very important to highlight the strength and bravery of African women in Canada in particular, with all the integration challenges they face as immigrant women…
Drawing public attention to these resilient women in a cultural context different from their own, and especially in a COVID situation where they have had to adapt! is in itself a way of recognizing their efforts and honoring them…”
By: Edith Taki
Some pictures - JIFA 2022
