The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents Art, Honour, and Ridicule: Asafo Flags from Southern Ghana, this fall as part of its Of Africa project. The exhibition features flags, uniforms and musical instruments relating to the visual and performance art of the Fante militias of the West African country of Ghana. Asafo Flags will be on …
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August 18, 2016
GCAO Summer Reading Club Graduation
By: Joe Kingsley Eyiah English writer said, “Reading maketh a man.” How true! Reading is very important to every child’s educational development. It is also said that the devil finds work for the idle hands to do. It is in the light of the above that Homework Club of the Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario …
July 7, 2016
3rd Annual Ghanaian Canadian Youth Leadership Summit
The premises of the Ghanaian Presbyterian Church in Toronto was jubilant with some children and young adults from the Toronto Ghanaian community as they came together to participate in activities lined up for the 3rd Annual Youth Summit organized by the Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario (GCAO) on June 25, 2016. Two of the …
June 20, 2016
Ghanaian Community Homework Club
By Joe Kingsley Eyiah, OCT, Toronto The need to set up a volunteer-based homework club in our Ghanaian-Canadian community within the Greater Toronto Area has become very crucial as the population of children in the Ghanaian community is growing astronomically over the years. Also, for the fact that most of our children joining us from …
April 4, 2016
Glamorous Dinner Held in Toronto to End Ghana’s 59th Independence Week Celebrations
The Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario (GCAO) organized a glamorous dinner and dance to crown its week-long celebrations of Ghana’s 59th Independence Anniversary at the Toronto Plaza Hotel on March 13, 2016. The function which showcased the general theme for the celebrations in Toronto-“Uniting The Community In One Accord For Development” was very well attended …
April 4, 2016
Ghana Night Basketball game With Raptors905 (Day 3 of Ghana Independence week))
On Friday March 11th 2016, as part of Ghana Independence Week anniversary, the Ghanaian community partnered with the Toronto Raptors905 team to present a special ‘Ghana night” for the community during a match against Iowa. The event took place at the Hershey center as the home team Raptors905 beat visiting Iowa team. The youth wing of …
April 4, 2016
The City of Toronto Honors Ghana During Ghana Independence Week
By Joe Kingsley Eyiah As part of the 59th Ghana Independence Week, the 2nd program for the week was a brief ceremony held at the forecourt of the Toronto City Hall In the morning hours of March 7, 2016 to hoist the national flag of Ghana to commemorate the 59th Birthday of our dear nation. …
April 4, 2016
Ghanaians in Toronto Kick Off Ghana Independence Week Anniversary (Event Pics)
The premises of the Ghanaian Presbyterian Church in Toronto was electrified with singing and prayers for our nation Ghana on Sunday, March 6, 2016 to kick start a week long celebration planned by the Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario (GCAO) to mark Ghana’s 59th Independence Anniversary in Toronto. The afternoon started with a prayer from …
March 4, 2016
Toronto Celebrates Ghana At 59 Independence Week
This year the GCAO has collaborated with other organizations to present Ghana Independence Week in Toronto, Canada. The Ghana independence celebration in Toronto is a week long program with 4 unique events with the mission to bring the community together on one accord for development. The events from March 6th to March 13th 2016 will …
December 28, 2015
Ghanaian Canadian Association Flood Disaster Relief Report
[wp-booklet id=2527] The GCAO and Ghanaian Ministerial Fellowship organized a town hall meeting to update the community on the flood relief project. A booklet was created which provides a summary of all the action items which took place from the beginning of the relief project till the final outcome.