ANKA Cooperative

09/24/2018

“We see this as a responsibility to pay back those who embraced us and help them rise up again.”

Syrians raised money to help Ellicott City, Md. “We wanted this to be a payback from Syrian Americans to a generous America.”

04/13/2018

03/14/2018

"As a father and grandfather, I watch the suffering of Syria’s children and must now say: No more." - Stephen Hawking

Where is our sense of collective justice?

02/07/2018

Cate Blanchett speaks about her experience helping a family of Syrian refugees.

”There’s so much misinformation about refugees. I think that’s part of the thing that really upsets me most from my experience in the field. These very resilient, resourceful, generous people who have been forced to flee, but yet they’re vilified often in the media. It doesn’t really connect with the actual people that I’ve met"

11/16/2017

Tomorrow is the big day !

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From East to West – Ammar painting and museum carpets exhibitionFor the first time in Romania, Renaissance Art Gallery presents the carpets of Woven Legends (www.wovenlegends.com) made by Anka Cooperative, a social company that employs Syrian refuges women. From East to West Friday, 17th November 20...

10/19/2017

All of humanity has benefited from the work and dedication of refugees

09/26/2017

"Syrians bring with them a strong culinary tradition and their communities will bring food to the forefront"

Syria-born Habeeb Salloum, 93, is set to publish a revised edition of recipes from his birth country that he and his family developed in Saskatchewan

09/19/2017

'We were uprooted from war. We know the feeling of leaving everything behind'

A group of Syrian refugees have responded to Hurricane Irma by cooking feasts for victims. Abeer and Nora al-Sheikh Bakri, two sisters, fled their homeland in 2012 and settled in Georgia four years later. After witnessing the destruction, they drove an hour to the Hamzah Islamic Centre in the city o...

09/11/2017

Residents of Antigonish said they take pride in seeing their town become a beacon of how openness pays back in spades.

"We're just so happy to have them here, and so happy that they have succeeded. They're really an example for a whole lot of people," said 82-year-old Pat Watson. "We welcomed them, and now they're part of this community, and they're helping to welcome everybody else."

Members of the community were given tours of Peace by Chocolate’s new factory in Antigonish

09/08/2017

The incredible resilience of people who have faced terrible hardship. We are all alive and should be thankful for that.

08/25/2017

At the Anka Cooperative we believe that Empowerment through Employment, Cultural Integration, Education & Awareness are the answers to helping address the refugee crisis.

Adjusting to a new country and it’s culture is a major hardship and significant obstacle for refugees. Governments struggle with how to integrate so many individuals who often don’t know the local language, customs or culture.

The Anka Cooperative helps refugees learn Turkish language, culture and customs by interacting daily with Turkish trainers. We partner with other charities to expand our reach beyond the refugee camps. The weavers love their work, not only for the income it offers, but also for the companionship and camaraderie it engenders and the cultural integration it provides.

The Three Pillars of The Anka Cooperative We believe that Empowerment through Employment, Cultural Integration, Education & Awareness are the answers to helping address the refugee crisis. Empowerment Through Employment We work with Syrian refugees to create a dignified path to self-empowerment thro...

08/21/2017

Keeping the hope alive for a better future in Syria.