South Sudanese Community Group Young Learns Leads  Empowering Youths by Reading Club and Aboriginal Awareness Awareness Initiative

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Young Learns, a South Sudanese community group, led the initiative Empowering Youths by Reading Club and Aboriginal Awareness, which was awarded a Seed Grant. The community-led initiative focuses on educating and providing resources to South Sundanese youth ages 10 – 17 years on Canada’s indigenous history, people, tradition, values, and culture through reading. The group provided books…

AHC’s Entrepreneurship Supports Program Field Trip Provides Participants with Learning Opportunity

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Action for Healthy Communities (AHC) provided clients an opportunity to partake in a valuable business field trip and then competed in a friendly business competition. The business field trip gave entrepreneurs the chance to observe real-world business operations, gain practical insights, and network with industry professionals. AHC entrepreneurs had the opportunity to visit GC Custom…

Women-Mindful Empowering, and Nurturing (WMEN) Introduces Zumba to Newcomer Women

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Women – Mindful, Empowered, and Nurturing (WMEN) is a Nepalese women-led community initiative supported by Action for Healthy Communities. The group launched their initiative with a self-care session themed Stay Fit with Zumba on June 29, 2024. The event was held at NECASE Community Hall, and 18 women, including eight newcomer young women, were participating,…

AHC Hosts Community of Practice with Community Members

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A Community of Practice (CoP) was held at the Action for Healthy Communities (AHC) Community Hall, attracting 20 community members from various Community Initiatives (CIs). The event featured introductions, group discussions, presentations on Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD), and an overview of the CI implementation process post-Seed Grant allocation. The event had two main objectives: fostering…

Fall 2023 Business Training Wraps Up with Pitching Practice and La Prosciutteria

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After three months of beginner and advanced streams of business training on essential topics like marketing and sales, business regulations and licensing, pricing and profit scaling, management methods and client relations, our Fall 2023 Business Development Training Program recently wrapped up with Business Pitching Workshop. Each entrepreneur was able to craft impressive business plans and…

RECAP: AHC’s 2nd Annual Community Experience Sharing Forum – Building Inclusive Communities: A Common Vision

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This past November, AHC’s Community Capacity Building Program hosted their 2nd Annual Community Experience Sharing Forum – Building Inclusive Communities: A Common Vision With a focus on fostering a strong sense of community and celebrating the power of collaboration, the day saw community members and leaders with diverse backgrounds come together, share their varied experiences,…

AHC’s Stem-Literacy Club Receives Canada Post Community Foundation Support

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Earlier this October, AHC staff met with Canada Post to receive a generous grant of $20,000 (and a lovely plaque) from the Canada Post Community Foundation to support a significant initiative in Edmonton – AHC’s STEM-Literacy Club. The after-school program provides a free and accessible space for marginalized children from low-income, indigenous, immigrant, refugee, and…

Rural Small Centres Hosts Winter Badminton Tournament in Camrose.

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Earlier this October, AHC’s Rural Small Centres’ Team hosted their first Winter Badminton Tournament in Camrose.  Inclusion in sports has innumerable benefits for youth, but many newcomer youth face barriers to sports due to sports organizations and facilities not anticipating their background and accommodating to their different languages and cultures.  We are so happy to…