The Ewe Association formally
Milenorvisi Haborbor was created
in 1974.
The Ewe Association of Chicago
Incorporated in year 2002 in
conjunction with its president,
Mr. Charles Hodogbey,organized a
fundraiser at the Hilton Hotel
on Harrison and Ashland Avenue,
Chicago to support the Children
Hospital in Ho, in the Volta
region of Ghana, West Africa.
The Ewe Association, in
conjunction with its president,
Mr. McGeoffrey Kutor in June
this year, 2011, sent 20 used
computers to be distributed to
the following primary schools in
Tegbi, in the Volta Region of
Ghana:
1. Tegbi E. P Primary School;
2. Tegbi Kpota R. C. Primary
School;
3. Tegbi Ashiata Primary School;
and
4. Tegbi Agbedrafor Primary
School
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Milenorvisi Haborbor celebrated
its 21st Anniversary in 1995.
This anniversary was attended by
Ewe communities from Washington
DC, Atlanta, New York, Toronto,
etc. and led to the
revitalization of "CEANA". Had
this anniversary celebration not
taken place, we may not have
CEANA as it is today. The Ewe
Association of Chicago also
created the Chicago Cultural
Troupe. To achieve this, the
Association bought a set of
African drums and musical
equipment. An album of the
inauguration of this event can
be viewed at the
 albums
area of this website, with the
drums in the background. The
cultural troupe’s major
performances have been a
showcase at every GhanaFest. It
would suffice to mention that
the cultural skills of these
young kids took them as far as
to Milwaukee, etc and the
resulting revenue it has
generated for the
Association has over the period
been an economic backbone for
the Association. When the
Association needed to solidify
the cultural footing based on
the culture of our fathers, the
first chief (Togbe Venya 1,
known in private life as Mr.
Kwame Ampofo) was installed with
full pageantry in 1993. Tsiamito
TogbeVenyawas Amega Gilbert Ntow.
The Awadada was Togbui Kafui
Amegashie. It is of interest to
note that Togbi's name was
written as Venya instead of
Wenya to make the pronunciation
sound similar or equal to the
original tone as the Ewedomes
do. The name, however, is
usually written as Wenya as the
Ewes of southern Ghana do. The
album of Torgbi's Inauguration,
activities and celebration is
also at the album section of
this website for viewing. Slide
Shows
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During the presidency of
Mr. Charles Hodogbe
(1997-1999) the Ewe
Association of Chicago
organized a major
"Fundraiser to raise
funds for the Ho
Children Hospital" |
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The Ewe
Association's
Leadership and their
contributions to the
Ghana National
Council and the
Ghanaian community
of Chicago are
listed below:
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Mr. Clement Timpo -
Financial Secretary of
Ghana National Council -
1993 to 1996 Mr. Clement
Timpo - President of
Ghana National Council -
1997 to 2003 |
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Mrs. Patience Adigbli -
Secretary of Ghana
National Council - 1997
to 1999
Mrs. Comfort Kokuma -
Organizing Secretary of
Ghana National Council -
1997 to 2003 |
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Mr. Reuben Hadzide -
President of Ghana
National Council - 2005
to 2006 Mr. MacGeoffrey
Kutor - Assistant
Business Manager of
Ghana National Council -
2005 to 2006. He was
successful in assisting
the Ruben Hadzide
Administration in
inviting the former
President of the
Republic of Ghana, H. E.
Flt. Lt. Jerry John
Rawlings to Chicago.
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Mr. Reuben Hadzide -
President of Ghana
National Council - 2005
to 2006
Mr. MacGeoffrey Kutor -
Assistant Business
Manager of Ghana
National Council - 2005
to 2006. He was
successful in assisting
the Ruben Hadzide
Administration in
inviting the former
President of the
Republic of Ghana, H. E.
Flt. Lt. Jerry John
Rawlings to Chicago.
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Dr. Mark Kutame
- Secretary of
Ghana National
Council - 2005
to 2006.
Dr. Mark Kutame
- Moderator of
Ghana National
Council –
January 2009 to
December 2010 |
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Dr. Mark Kutame
- Vice President
of Ghana
National Council
- 2010 to
present Togbe
Venya 1 (Mr.
Kwame Ampofo) -
Secretary of the
Chicago Area
Council of
Chiefs - 1995 to
2007 |
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Togbe Venya I -
President of the
Chicago Area
Council of
Chiefs - 2008 to
Present |
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The Ewe
Association of
Chicago Hosted
CEANA 2004
Conference. A
photo album and
tape of the
conference and
the Evening
Dinner Dance is
available at the
album page. It
is on record
that the Ewe
Association of
Chicago was the
only CEANA
member
association to
contribute
financially to
the CEANA's
coffers by
presenting a
check to the
CEANA
Secretariat from
the net gains of
that
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