About Us:

Gambella Community Association of Canada is a registered Calgary- based non-profit organization governed by Board of Directors consisting of: Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor and 9 others directors who represent the community and manages the affairs of the association. Their main responsibilities besides representing the community to various government agency levels are:  to set policy, supervise the management of resources, raise and control expenditure of funds, control acquisition, maintenance of tradition, improving cultural, create community awareness of the historical significance of the Gambella community society.

Gambella Profile:

Gambella is a lowlands and one of 9 regions of Ethiopia, situated in the western tip of Ethiopia bordering with Sudan in the West, South and North. It Size is 25,802.01 square kilometers with estimated population of over 247,000 inhabitants. The main nationalities of the region are: Anyuak, Nur, Mezhenger, komo and Opo. Moreover, the other ethnic groups predominantly from high land of Ethiopia live in the region.