Our Mission in Calgary

We strive to support our community through:

• Cultural preservation initiatives that maintain and promote Eritrean heritage,
• language, and identity;
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• Educational support and mentorship that empower youth to succeed academically and professionally;
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• Women's empowerment programs that encourage leadership, equality, and economic independence;
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• Seniors engagement and support services that combat isolation and promote active aging;
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• Advocacy and intervention on behalf of our members within educational institutions, the judicial system, and other public services, ensuring their rights are protected and their voices heard;
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• Comprehensive settlement services that ease the transition of newcomers into
• Canadian society;

Through collaboration, compassion, and cultural pride, CEKMCA aims to be a source of strength, connection, and opportunity for all who call our community home.

Our Vision

A strong, connected and resilient community in Calgary—youth equipped to lead, women participating fully, seniors included and respected, heritage preserved, and newcomers building safe, stable and fulfilling lives. We envision:

• A community where youth are inspired and equipped to become future
• leaders;
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• A society where women are empowered to lead change and participate fully in every aspect of life;
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• A culture where seniors are respected and included, their wisdom valued and their dignity protected;
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• A future where language, culture, and heritage are preserved and celebrated
• across generations;
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• And a welcoming environment where newcomers are supported in building safe, stable, and fulfilling lives.

ተልእኾ ማሕበር ከስከሰ ምላሽ ካልጋሪ

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• ኣብ ካልጋሪ ድልዱል፡ ዝተኣሳሰረ፡ ተጻዋርነት ዘለዎ ኤርትራዊ-ካናዳዊ ማሕበረሰብ ምህናጽ’ዩ።
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• ብባህላዊ፡ ማሕበራዊ፡ ቁጠባዊ መዳይ ዝስስን ምግባር።
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• ኣብ ሰፊሕ ሕብረተሰብ ካናዳ ድማ ኣወንታዊ ኣበርክቶ ዝገብር።
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ከም ካናዳዊ ክስመዖን ኣብ ካናዳ ዝርከብ ጠቕምታት ብማዕረ ከም ኩሎም ካናድያውን ንኽማቓራሕ ምግባርን 

ክዉን ኮይኑ ክንርእዮ እንደሊ

• መናእሰይ ናይ መጻኢ መራሕቲ ንኽኾኑ ዝደፋፍኡሉን ዝዕጠቑሉን ማሕበረሰብ ምግባር፤
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• ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ለውጢ ኣብ ምምጻእ ክመርሓን ኣብ ኩሉ መዳይ ህይወት ምሉእ ብምሉእ ክሳተፋሉን ስልጣን ዝወሃበን ሕብረተሰብ ኽኸውን ምግባር።
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• ኣረጋውያን ዝኽበሩሉን ዝሕወሱሉን፣ ጥበቦም ዋጋ ዝወሃበሉን ክብረቶም ክሕሎን ዝገብር ባህሊ ክህሉ።
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• ቋንቋ ኤርትራ፣ ባህልን ቅርስን ናብ ወለዶታት ዝሰጋገረሉን ዝዕቀበሉን ዝኽበርን መጻኢ ምፍጣር።
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• ከምኡ’ውን ሓደስቲ መጻእቲ ውሑስን ርጉእን ዕግበት ዘለዎ ህይወት ኣብ ምምራሕን ወይ ምህናጽን ዝደጋገፍ ወይ ዝቕበል ማሕበረሰብ ወይ ሃዋህው ምፍጣር።
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• ኣብዚ መጻኢ’ዚ፡ ነፍሲ ወከፍ ኣባል ሕብረተሰብ ዕድላት፡ ኣገልግሎታትን ጸጋታትን ማዕረ ተበጻሕነት ስለዘለዎ፡ዕብየትን ዓወትን ናይቲ ሕብረተሰብ ኣብ ምቕራጽ ብንጥፈት ክሳተፍ ይተባባዕ።

ማሕበር ማሕበረሰብ ኤርትራውያን ኣብ ካልጋሪ (CEKMCA) ኣብ ኤርትራዊ ክብርታት ሱር ዝሰደደ ብብዙሕነት ካናዳ ዝተጠናኸረ ንጡፍን ውሁድን ማሕበረሰብ ገይሩ ክሓስብ ንገብር።