ABOUT US
A brief history
Ottawa, December 2008
Holding that every individual owes something to their community;
Drawing on the deepest sources of African wisdom, and guided by the universal principle of solidarity between peoples and communities;
Nationals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo living in the diaspora met in Ottawa, Canada, and agreed to found a not-for-profit association for charitable work and community mutual aid.
Our legal standing
The association received its letters patent as a charitable organization on 25 May 2009.
LEGAL NAME
Association Amani-Kwetu (AAK)
PROVINCIAL NUMBER
1796981
Province of Ontario, Ministry of Government Services
FEDERAL NUMBER
85886-4267-RC0001
Canada Revenue Agency
What the name means
Amani Kwetu — peace in our home
This is not a distant or abstract peace. It is the peace that begins in a classroom with a roof, in a window repaired, in a family that regains a measure of safety.
The name carries both the ambition of the association and its modesty.