The people sitting in the audience of the Niles Township High School board meeting focused all of their energy on the event that would take place in just a few minutes. They were adorned with joleh d’khomala, a traditional Assyrian outfit that shows off bright colors, embroidered patterns, and feathers coming out of the headdress.
Read MoreHanan Qia and Ghazwan Alyass are independent contractors who joined the staff of the Chaldean Community Foundation in 2022 in order to be the eyes and ears of the CCF, which is currently working on rebuilding villages and creating economic opportunities for the people of the Nineveh Plain in Iraq. They were here in Michigan recently to attend the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce’s Awards Dinner and to tour the Chaldean Community Foundation.
Read MoreThe Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce is considering investing in the Nineveh Plains of northern Iraq, a region where a large portion of the population are Christians and saw massive destruction following the brutal arrival of the Islamic State (ISIS) in 2014.
Martin Manna, who heads the Chamber of Commerce, told Rudaw that “these are our ancestor’s lands. This is important for us to invest in places where we have quite a large population.
“This is likely the best place in all of Iraq and we want to maintain our identity, our culture, our language in this region.”
Read MoreA new leadership program has recently launched, a partnership between the Chaldean Community Foundation and Wireless Vision called Learn with A Leader. 13 participants have been selected to participate in the program.
Read MoreThe Chaldean Community Foundation recently celebrated its 12 year anniversary. The CCF opened its doors in Sterling Heights on March 8, 2011, to address and serve the needs of the refugee, immigrant, and greater community.
Read MoreMichigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director, Elizabeth Hertel and Senior Deputy Director, Dwayne Haywood visited the Chaldean Community Foundation on March 21. This was the first time that both Hertel and Haywood toured the facility in Sterling Heights and learned about the programs and services offered.
Read MoreThe Chaldean Community Foundation supported Alqosh’s New Year Celebration on December 31.
The event, broadcast via live stream, brought together thousands of people. The Mayor of Alqosh thanked the Chaldean Community Foundation for the support of the event.
The Chaldean Community Foundation hosted Global Detroit and the Southeast Michigan Refugee Collaborative for their Annual Retreat on January 18. The retreat focused on ways to improve service to the refugee and immigrant communities, with an understanding of their needs.
Read MoreMerisa Mesumic has a different perspective than the majority of us. In honor of January being National Braille Literacy Month, we wanted to share her perspective. CCF’s Breaking Barriers program offers services to those with visual impairments through the B.E.A.M. (Braille, ESL, Acculturation, Mobility) Project.
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