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ENUGU CULTURAL ORGANIZATION OF MICHIGAN
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To become a member, please provide us with your infomation, so we could set up a meeting of introduction.
Enugu Cultural Organization of Michigan (ECOMI) is a non-profit organization, registered in the state of Michigan under the IRS code subsection 501 C3. Our goal is to promote cultural awareness and unity among members and help improve the quality of life of the less privileged at our local community through donations or volunteer services and also help those at home (Enugu, Nigeria) through development efforts such as health education and medical services.
The organization is organized on a membership basis, rotating meetings among members while being financed under the general plan of charitable and freewill donations. Through philanthropic gestures and other means of assistance, we hope to fulfill our goal of serving the needs of the less privileged in our societies both here in Michigan and back in Nigeria. Enugu Cultural Organization of Michigan maintains membership affiliation with the umbrella organization Enugu-USA Inc headquartered in Washington DC. Long live Enugu State! Long live Nigeria!! Long live the United States of America!!!
Enugu Cultural Orgnization of Michigan (ECOMI) is deeply committed to ensuring that our kids grow up in a world free from bias and discrimination, to reach for their dreams and feel that whatever they want to accomplish in life is possible. We want them to feel loved and included and never to experience the pain of rejection or exclusion. But the reality is that we do live in a world in which different forms of bias continue to affect us. Discrimination hurts and leaves scars that can last a lifetime, affecting goals, ambitions, life choices, and feelings of self-worth.
One of ECOMI top most priorities is to ensure that our kids meet and even exceed their daily challenges and reap the benefits
of the increasingly diverse world they will inherit. We will continue to ensure that our children are raised to celebrate and
value the cultural diversity of Enugu state and to be proud of themselves and their family traditions here in USA and back home.
ECOMI promotes teaching of our children to respect and value people regardless of the color of their skin, their physical
abilities, or the language they speak which Enugu is known for.
As the world grows increasingly diverse, there has never been a better opportunity for us to learn to live respectfully together and
benefit from one another's wisdom and experiences. But sometimes fear, uncertainty, or discomfort prevent people from talking to each
other which ECOMI is however committed to abridge. Part of the plans to foster our committments in enriching our kids are our yearly
summer picnic party for our kids and families; Symposiums that usher us the opportunities to dwell more on the imperatives of igbo culture
and the annually Christmas parties.
Membership is open to all Persons of Enugu State origin, and their families resident in Michigan State, is eligible to become members of the Association. The followings are the Enugu State indigens currently residing in Michigan State who delights in identifying with one another to propagate the good culture of Enugu state and igbo at large.
BECOME A MEMBEROur medical mission gets huge supports from the state gov., state ministry of health & volunteer support from local Medical schools of medicine, Nursing and allied health.
Enugu State emerged from the old Anambra State– one of nine states created by the General Ibrahim
Babangida administration on August 27, 1991. It covers an area approximately 12,727 square kilometers
(32,974 square miles), and has a population of 5,590,513 (2005 census). Situated on much of the highlands
of Awgu, Nsukka and Udi hills and the Oji-River basin, Enugu State is one of the states of the south eastern
part of Nigeria. It shares borders with Abia State to the south; Anambra State to the west; Benue State
to the northeast; Ebony State to the east; and Kogi State to the northwest. The state lies partly within
the Equatorial rain forest belt to the south, and the tropical rain Savannah (grassland) belt to the north.
Its physical features and vegetation change gradually in the northeastern direction from the tropical rain
forests to open woodlands, and then to Savannah grasslands, as it approached its northern boundaries.
Like most African names, the nomenclature "Enugu" portrays an immediate meaning, having been situated on
the rolling hills of Awgu, Nsukka and Udi and with a capital city also called "Enugu" which in Igbo language
means “top of the hill” or “hill-top”. The city of Enugu evolved following the discovery of coal in 1909 in
Enugu Ngwo, a village at the top of the Udi Hills. Enugu as a city has had a checkered history. Starting from
its choice over Calabar as the headquarters of the Eastern Province of the Southern Protectorate (in 1914,
the Northern and Southern Protectorates were joined together into a colony – the present day Nigeria), it
has served as the seat of government for Eastern Nigeria until May 30, 1967 when the Eastern Region seceded
and declared itself the Republic of Biafra.
Enugu served as the political capital of that three-year old republic (1967-1970); then the East Central State; followed by the former Anambra State up until August 26, 1991. Though a land-locked state, Enugu, the capital city is located approximately 2-1/2 driving hours from Calabar, Port Harcourt, and Warri – all coastal cities with major shipping ports. Enugu is also located within one hour from Onitsha (Anambra State) and two hours from Aba (Abia State), both commercial centers. The city is also located within five hours from Abuja, and seven hours from Lagos, which are respectively the administrative and commercial headquarters of Nigeria.
Email: info@ecomi.org
Telephone:
John Ude - 248 432 7549
Bona Nweze - 734 222 0685
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