As August is Emancipation Month, we will be closing the month of Emancipation with “Continental Africa-Sankofa” The event is FREE for all attendees. We are inviting everyone to join us for a night of discussion, movie night, dancing and celebrating our cultural heritage and diversity. We will have food and cultural drumming and dance at …
The overall health of individuals is influenced by lifestyle behaviours including healthy diets, physical activity, smoking and alcohol consumption. Over the past few months Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario (GCAO) has been working to help ensure the community is informed and educated on healthy lifestyle and wellness. Unhealthy lifestyle behaviours particularly poor dietary practices, physical ...
April 1st, 2021 Esteemed Community Leaders/Members First off, let me wish you and yours a Happy Easter (if you celebrate Easter) and that this weekend brings you hope and assurance that, even with the doom and gloom of that fateful Friday of Crucifixion, Sunday came with the resurrection and there was joy and celebration. In ...
2020 Reflections and Looking Forward To 2021 With Hope and Optimism !! What a year 2020 was!! It began with Happy New Year Wishes and then evolved into totally new acronyms or words such as – Corona Virus, COVID-19, PPE, Social Distancing, Physical Distancing, Quarantine, Isolation, Lockdown, Zoom. Our community continues to reel from the impact …
On October 16, 2020, 55 participants joined the GCAO Financial Talk Series on zoom while Facebook had over 530 views to learn about Budgeting for success. The speaker for the event was Nii Odoi Yemoh, and Billie-Jane Bolton-Rojo was the moderator. They are both financial experts and shared ideas on budgeting. Finances can be challenging …
On October 17, 2020, the health education wing shared the importance of early detection, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer and other cancer to the Ghanaian community. Over 60 participants from Ghana, United States and Canada joined the talk to learn and become aware of Breast Cancer. This seminar started with Janet Brakohiapa, Director of …
The Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario is wishing you all “World Food Day.” For the month of October, GCAO has provided grocery foods to over 700 families in support to “grow, nourish, sustain. Together, our actions are our future.” We believe no family should suffer from hunger and everyone need healthy diet. Thanks to the …
The last words of George Floyd, “I can’t breathe,” resonate with the cries of the oppressed around the world, both in the past and the present day. The world is filled with sadness as we reflect upon the dysfunctional legal system and aggressive policing tactics that led to the death George Floyd at the hands …
