Karen Canadian Community


	Karen Canadian Community - KCC was founded in June 1998 at Thunder Bay. Local Community representatives from different cities attended this successful conference to discuss ways of strengthening ties of unity among all Karen people across Canada.They all agreed to form Karen Canadian Community to represent Karen people and since then, KCC serves as a national wide, umbrella organization for the Karen people in Canada. It represent the voices and the concerns of the Karen people in Canada in social and cultural matters, democracy and human rights, peace and justice, national reconciliation and economic developments in Kawthoolei (Karen State), the homeland of the Karen people originally from Burma. Current Central Executive Committees (2007 to 2010) President: Mahn Kyaw Shwe (London, Ontario) Vice President: MahnSaw Winnay Mahnkookoo (Thunder Bay, Ontario) General Secretary: Saw Nimrod Andrew (Ottawa, Ontario) Assistant Secretary: Naw Candy Marvel (Vancouver, British Columbia) Treasurer: Naw Sheila Htoo (Toronto, Ontario) Auditor: Naw Paw Wah(Toronto, Ontario) Coordinators and Committees' Members Youth Coordinator:Slone Phan (Winnipeg, Manitoba) Assistant: Naw Prezena Htoo (Thunder Bay, Ontario) Women Coordinator: Naw Wah Paw (Toronto, Ontario) Assistant: Naw Paw Decem (Regina, Saskatchewan) Fundraising Coordinator:Saw Lah Wah (Thunder Bay, Ontario) Assistant:Naw Sameral Taw (Thunder Bay, Ontario) Education Coordinator: Saw Armstrong (Winnipeg, Manitoba) Assistant: Naw Apphia Taw (Thunder Bay, Ontario) Physical Education Coordinator: Saw Poe Kaneh (Edmonton, Alberta) Assistant: Saw Kaw Eh Htoo (Thunder Bay, Ontario) Cultural and Heritage Coordinator: Saw Hser Doh (Toronto, Ontario) Assistant: Saw Wah Lay Ray (Thunder Bay, Ontario) Social Security and Welfare Coordinator: Saw Matil Char (Thunder Bay, Ontario) Assistant: Saw Octoson Henry (Ottawa, Ontario) Information and Communication Coordinator: Saw Pyi Thein (Edmonton, Alberta) Assistant:Naw Hser Moo (Thunder Bay, Ontario) Research and Documentations Coordinator: Saw Paw Pa (London, Ontario) Assistant: Saw Shwe Roe (Winnipeg, Manitoba)