Alberta Culture Days 2024 – Cameroon, Haiti et Cote d’ivoire
Cameroon, Haiti, and Cote d’ivoire – Building on Connections
Alberta Culture Days 2024
Program
Day 1 – Friday, September 6, 2024
Time Activity
5:30 – 6:00 PM Welcome and Networking
6:00-6:30 PM Opening ceremonies
Land acknowledgment – Video from Calgary Foundation
Greetings from MLA (NDP) Lizette Tejala
Greetings from Calgary regional ACFA
Greetings from Mr. Kazir Coulibaly, Honorary consul of the Republic of
Cote d’Ivoire, Calgary.
Greetings from association presidents
6:30-7:30 PM Cultural food sharing
Networking
7:00 PM – 7:30 PM Cultural Performance
Dance
Drumbeats
7:30-8:45 PM Cultural Games (Awal/Oware/kay), domino, and cards
Each country will explain the rules of the games.
Educate the participants about the history of the games.
Engage all participants9:00 PM Event End
Day 2 – Saturday, September 7, 2024
Time Activity
12:00 – 12:30 PM Welcome and Networking
12:30- 1 PM Opening ceremonies
Land acknowledgment – Video from Calgary Foundation
Greetings from Calgary regional ACFA
Greetings from Mr. Kazir Coulibaly, Honorary consul of the Republic of
Cote d’Ivoire, Calgary.
Greetings from association presidents
1 PM – 2 PM Presentation on cultural foods (Cameroon, Haiti, and Ivory coast)
Food sharing and networking
2:00-2:30 PM Cultural Performance
Fashion show and presentation of the attire
Music – presentation on history of music
2:30-3:00 PM Break
3:00– 4:30 PM Learn a new language (Haiti, Cameroon, Ivory Coast)
4:30-5:00 PM Closing remarks
Event End