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The Multicultural Coalition is a not for profit organization of community leaders and members from ethnic minority communities who share a common vision of the future of immigrants and refugees in Canada.
Multicultural communities experience equitable access to opportunities and resources for health and well being that includes employment, education, health services and social inclusion.
Strengthen the capacities of multicultural communities to:
Advocate for healthy and inclusive public policies. initiate community actions to improve quality of life Build solidarity among communities and with various sectors to achieve equity.
April 19, 2010
Click HERE
for the report.
September 19, 2009
Presentation of Awards & Community Based Research & Recommendations
The Multicultural Coalition would like to thank you for your participation in the research and share with you the results from across the different communities.
Please Join Councillor Sohi and the Multicultural Coalition: Saturday October 17 from 11am – 2pm. City Hall: main entrance foyer. Lunch will be served.
We have three new awards and the nominations are due Sept 19.
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for the invite. Community action award, Community advocate award, Solidarity award.
December 17, 2007
All Together Now: A Multicultural Coalition for Equity in Health and Well Being
The project aims to connect with members from various ethnic communities and educate and facilitate the identification of policy issues impacting their health. The project then facilitates the development of both short-term and long-term processes to address those inequities.
Click HERE
to download the evaluation report.
November 01, 2007
Preparing Grant Applications and Proposals for Funding
The Community Animator Resource Kit is a package of information materials and tools in planning, organizing and facilitating workshops on the preparation of grant applications and proposals. It will contain summary of discussions of the training, suggested process and tools for conducting the sessions and in the appendix are handouts.
Proposal writing kit will be posted up soon.
Click HERE
to download the proposal handouts.
November 01, 2007
About the leadership kit?
This two-year project will bring together ethnocultural organizations, funders and produce community action projects of your design!
Click HERE
to download the leadership kit.
Click HERE
to download the leadership kit appendix.
October 25, 2007
What is the resource kit?
The Resource Kit is a package of information materials and tools in planning, implementing, reporting on and evaluating your Community Action Projects. As a recipient of funding, you will be required to submit a workplan, financial reports, an evaluation and a final report. This booklet will guide you through that process.
Click HERE
to download the grant resource kit
a Capacity Building Initiative for Ethnocultural Organizations in Edmonton
Who May Participate?
This training is open to all ethnocultural communities in Edmonton. Our goal is inclusion so we welcome you as a community member or leader to talk to your community about participating in this project and selecting a respected community member to take the training.
What is the Project?
This is a leadership training program to strengthen leadership and build skills primarily in fundraising but also on how to engage youth, how to mobilize the community, working with conflict, public speaking and media relations. The training will be delivered to one representative from your community who will then deliver the training to your community leaders in the first language.
Where Will it Take Place?
This train-the-trainer program will be held at the Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op at 10867, 97 Street.
When Are the Training Dates?
Strengthening Indigenous Leadership delivered by Lucenia Ortiz & Janina Strudwick July 6, 2006, 6-9 pm
The Voluntary Sector and Civic Participation delivered by Val Mayes, Executive Director, Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations July 27, 2006 6-9pm
Tools for Transformative Leadership delivered by Pedro Rodriguez August 19, 2006
Community Animation for Leadership Development September 30, 2006, 10am-2pm
Supplementary workshops on the following skills will be open to all community leaders, animators and interested community members:
Public speaking and the media, Fundraising and funding proposals, How to Work with Conflict (dates TBA)
Read More...
Click HERE to download the community animators training curriculum document.
Chinese Community, Kurdish Community, Filipino Community, Eritrean Community, East European Community,
South Asian Community, Afghani/Iranian Community, Spanish-speaking Community, Somali Community, Congolese Community,
Nigerian Community, Vietnamese Community
The Coalition believes that we need a fair and valued recognition of talents and skills that newcomers bring to Canada into the labor market. Read More...
The Coalition supports efforts to address affordable opportunities for immigrants to obtain relevant education to increase their competitiveness in Canadian society. Read More...
The Coalition will work to bring about culturally responsive and appropriate health services to the city's increasing diverse population. Read More...
The Coalition will actively undertake efforts to ensure ethnic minority participation in the political, economic and civic life of the city of Edmonton. Read More...
Phone: (780) 423-1973
Fax: (780) 428-2748
Email: multicul@multiculturalcoalition.ca
Click here to join the Coalition.
The Coalition meets on the third Saturday of each month at the Co-op. Feel free to come and attend!
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