ABOUT
Who we are
A non-political, secular, not-for-profit community association serving the Medu-Ndah-Ndah culture in Canada.
OUR IDENTITY
AMAC, the home of the Medu-Ndah-Ndah community in Canada
AMAC (Medu-Ndah-Ndah Association Canada) is a Cameroonian-heritage community association that brings together people sharing the Medu-Ndah-Ndah culture, home to the Medùmba Batongtou, Nda’ Nda’ Ungameha, Nda’ Nda’ Undiemeha and Kwa’ languages.
Its head office is in Toronto, Ontario. It is governed by its Bylaws (revised January 25, 2020), its Internal Rules and the Canadian laws that apply to not-for-profit organizations.
MISSION
Unite and transmit
To promote, maintain and strengthen bonds of brotherhood and solidarity between immigrants of Cameroonian origin and host communities in Ontario, through learning and passing on our languages and culture in all their forms.
VISION
Celebrate our cultural wealth
Learning and celebrating the linguistic and cultural wealth of Medumba–Nda’ Nda’, through coordinated economic and cultural development initiatives in Canada, Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area.
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Our ten objectives
- Encourage young Canadians of Cameroonian origin to learn the Medumba Batongtou, Ndah-Ndah Ungameha, Ndah-Ndah Undiemeha and Kwa’ languages.
- Promote these spoken languages.
- Promote the Medu-Ndah-Ndah culture in all its aspects and share it with the Ontario community.
- Set up a community radio station broadcasting in these languages.
- Promote virtual and educational tourism of the Medu-Ndah-Ndah region.
- Introduce our culinary heritage to the whole Canadian community.
- Strengthen bonds of brotherhood and solidarity among young people of Medu-Ndah-Ndah heritage in Canada and offer them help and advice.
- Organize community, recreational and socio-cultural activities: sports, theatre, food tastings…
- Build relationships with credible national, regional and international organizations.
- Create income-generating structures so the association can be self-financing.
OUR MOTTO
Solidarity · Brotherhood · Integrity · Respect
Solidarity
The spirit that drives every activity and interaction in Bamiléké country: the backbone of our actions and the backdrop of our decisions.
Brotherhood
AMAC’s children consider one another brothers and sisters and treat others as themselves.
Integrity
AMAC acts with integrity and stands against all corruption and dishonesty.
Respect
Every member is respected in their values; everyone interacts with respect for others.
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