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A community of Kalenjin families building a home in Alberta — keeping our language, food and traditions alive, and looking out for one another.
Our cultural pillars
Preserving the traditions of the Rift Valley, and adapting them for a generation growing up on the prairies.
Food & connection
Mursik, ugali, nyama choma and chai — recipes passed down at the table, cooked on a Calgary grill.
See the gallery →Oral traditions
Kalenjin kept alive through story, proverb and song — taught to children born here.
What's on
Gatherings, sports days and cultural celebrations.
About a dozen times a year, in Edmonton and Calgary.
- Summer BBQ & athletics day
- End-of-year gala
- Women's breakfasts
- Youth mentorship evenings
Art & dance
2011
First gathering in Edmonton
100+
Members across Alberta
12
Gatherings a year
2
Chapters — Edmonton & Calgary