is a non-profit organization duly organized under the law of Minnesota, United States of America. Anywa people used to live together in the past before the British divided them geographically between Ethiopia and Sudan. However despite their geographical separation by the two countries, the Anywa people of the two countries share a common culture and language. The Anywa people of the two countries have formed Anywaa Community Association in North America (ACANA) specifically in the US and Canada with the headquarters in the twin cities.

    The PURPOSE of this community, like any other immigrant communities, is to promote the social, cultural and educational development of the Anywaa people and to overcome cultural barriers (language, access to jobs, education, and health care). Anywaa people have come to North America with different educational background. Few have college degrees, some have high school diploma and the majority don't speak English at all.

     One of our OBJECTIVES is to create a cultural center where young children can learn the Anywaa language and tradition. In addition to that volunteers can use this center to teach some ESL classes for those who didn’t have a chance to go to school.  This center can also be used as daycare center which would also be a source of income for our elderly women who otherwise would have a difficult time finding a job because of a language barrier.

  The Anywaa community needs volunteer counselors to support marriages, post stress disorder, and youth. Also needed are father figures who may help the Anywaa youths to be more productive within the host community. They could also provide formal training of  members to assist with interpretation and translation at schools, hospitals, and in courts for the Anywak with limited English language.