Welcome to Bong Kwatekeh Association II of Minnesota (BKA)
Bong Kwatekeh Association II of Minnesota (BKA) is a community-based health and human services organization, working to provide support services to the needy in the community, helping to build a vibrant community, and youth empowerment programs. The Association was founded in 2003 and is certified by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States Treasury Department as a 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization. The Association membership is largely immigrants from Bong County, Liberia, West Africa, and residing in Minnesota, USA. Kwatekeh is the Kpelle word, meaning “Let Us Work.” Kpelle is the largest tribal group in Liberia, West Africa.
MISSION
The Mission purpose of Bong Kwatekeh Association II of Minnesota (BKA) is to create community partnerships in developing and implementing community-based programs, focusing on the areas of education, health, individual empowerment, and social services, and to provide a medium through which immigrants from Bong County, Liberia, residing in Minnesota and their community partners can come together to address their common concerns and support community development and youth empowerment programs.
VISION
The Vision of Bong Kwatekeh Association II of Minnesota (BKA) is to build a bridge between all interest groups, stakeholders, and friends of Bong County in the Diaspora and in Liberia, to enable the exchange of cooperation and partnership in fostering community development and youth empowerment programs efforts in Minnesota and Bong County, Liberia.
Donation
Please partner with BKA to help build a healthy and productive community. Donations made to BKA are tax-deductible. Thank you for your generous donation. Please click on the PayPal link to donate:
BKA Executive Team
Chester M. Sackie, Sr.
President, BKA
Telephone: 612-222-8175
E-mail: csackie@kwatekehmn.org
Jefferson Dennis
Vice President, BKA
Telephone: 763-639-8626
E-mail: jdennis@kwatekehmn.org
Dennis Garsinii
Senior Advisor, BKA Executive Team
Dr. Demenia Gbarbea
Chair, Liberia Health Awareness Committee
E-mail: dlgbarbea@gmail.com
Ellena Kaine-George
Chair, BKA Crisis Management Committee
E-mail: exgidd14@smumn.edu
Caimon Joe Kollie
Chair, BKA Education Program Committee
E-mail: cjkollie@gmail.com
M Amadu Sirleaf
BKA Spokesman/Public Relationship Officer
E-mail: maguladia@gmail.com