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AHC's Community-Capacity Building Caps Off Summer with Quarterly Community of Practice (CoP)

The quarterly, community-led Community of Practice (CoP) convened on August 17, 2024, at Action for Healthy Communities (AHC) Community Hall, gathering 16 community members from various grassroots groups and organizations. This vibrant event, which was entirely planned, implemented, and facilitated by community leaders, featured four interconnected sessions aimed at fostering collaboration, learning, and strategic planning.

The event began with a warm welcome from Naz Aitkulova, a community leader from the Kyrgyz Canada Association. Naz led an engaging introduction session, setting a collaborative tone and encouraging participants to connect and share their experiences.

In the second segment, Manita from the WMEN - Nepalese Women Group presented the purpose and benefits of the Community of Practice in community development. Her interactive session sparked lively discussions, with participants actively engaging in dialogue, asking questions, and gaining a deeper understanding of how CoP can drive positive change in their communities.

The third segment, facilitated by Lal Jan from CIRCLE International, involved guiding the participants through a SWOT analysis of their community initiatives. This strategic exercise allowed the group to collectively identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to their ongoing and future projects, providing valuable insights to enhance their impact.

The final segment included refreshments and networking, which allowed participants to build new connections and explore opportunities for future collaboration.

The CoP proved invaluable for community members to share knowledge, build relationships, and collaboratively explore strategies for advancing their work. The event concluded with a shared commitment to continue fostering a supportive and resourceful network that empowers grassroots initiatives.

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Land Acknowledgment

As an organization working towards improving peoples’ well being, we acknowledge our presence on Treaty 6 territory and Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4, a traditional meeting grounds, gathering place, and travelling route for the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene, Ojibway, Anishinaabe, Nakota Sioux, and Inuit, as our responsibility to extend support for healing to our Indigenous Community members during this difficult times. 
We acknowledge all the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries and whose histories, languages, and cultures continue to influence our vibrant community.

As an organization, we commit ourselves to continue to acknowledge, learn, understand, and create opportunities to educate our staff, volunteers, and community members about the lived experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis, walking the path of reconciliation.

Action for Healthy Communities Society of Alberta (AHC's) Diversity and Inclusion Statement

AHC is a proud proponent of diversity in the workforce, and we support an inclusive workplace that values the diversity of ideas.

AHC fosters diversity and inclusion at all levels of our organization. It is among the cornerstones of our core values of inclusion, collaboration, participation, personal development, innovation and excellence. We understand that equity deserving individuals and communities possess huge potential for growth and development but facing myriad of challenges which can be addressed through their capacity building by hiring and retaining individuals with an array of competencies, talents, experiences, and ideas to propel the innovation that drives our success. 
A diverse workforce and inclusive culture help us strengthen performance and inspire creative solutions. We believe the attention given to diversity and inclusion makes us more responsive, agile, trustworthy and innovative.

AHC's diversity and inclusion policies aim to foster an inclusive space that encourages more meaningful engagement among all program participants, employees, volunteers and other stakeholders to strengthen our performance.
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