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.](http://www.kwatekehmn.org/wp-content/themes/bongkwatcj/images/staff/Chester_Sackie.jpg)
Chester M. Sackie, Sr.
President, BKA
Telephone: 612-222-8175
E-mail: csackie@kwatekehmn.org
![Jefferson Dennis](http://www.kwatekehmn.org/wp-content/themes/bongkwatcj/images/staff/Jefferson_Dennis.jpg)
Jefferson Dennis
Vice President, BKA
Telephone: 763-639-8626
E-mail: jdennis@kwatekehmn.org
![Dennis Garsinii](http://www.kwatekehmn.org/wp-content/themes/bongkwatcj/images/staff/Dennis_Garsinii.jpg)
Dennis Garsinii
Senior Advisor, BKA Executive Team
![Dr. Demenia Gbarbea](http://www.kwatekehmn.org/wp-content/themes/bongkwatcj/images/staff/Demenia_Gbarbea.jpg)
Dr. Demenia Gbarbea
Chair, Liberia Health Awareness Committee
E-mail: dlgbarbea@gmail.com
![Ellena Kaine-George](http://www.kwatekehmn.org/wp-content/themes/bongkwatcj/images/staff/Ellena_Kaine.jpg)
Ellena Kaine-George
Chair, BKA Crisis Management Committee
E-mail: exgidd14@smumn.edu
![Caimon Joe Kollie](http://www.kwatekehmn.org/wp-content/themes/bongkwatcj/images/staff/Caimon_Joe_Kollie.jpg)
Caimon Joe Kollie
Chair, BKA Education Program Committee
E-mail: cjkollie@gmail.com
![M Amadu Sirleaf](http://www.kwatekehmn.org/wp-content/themes/bongkwatcj/images/staff/M_Amadu_Sirleaf.jpg)
M Amadu Sirleaf
BKA Spokesman/Public Relationship Officer
E-mail: maguladia@gmail.com
BKA Board of Directors
![Ellena Kaine](http://www.kwatekehmn.org/wp-content/themes/bongkwatcj/images/staff/Ellena_Kaine.jpg)
Ellena Kaine George
Board Chair
![Chester Sackie](http://www.kwatekehmn.org/wp-content/themes/bongkwatcj/images/staff/Chester_Sackie.jpg)
Chester M. Sackie
President/Board Member
![Christian Kolleh](http://www.kwatekehmn.org/wp-content/themes/bongkwatcj/images/staff/Christian_Kolleh.jpg)
Christian Kolleh
Board Member
![David Parker](http://www.kwatekehmn.org/wp-content/themes/bongkwatcj/images/staff/David_Parker.jpg)
David Parker
Board Member
![Jackson K. George, Jr.](http://www.kwatekehmn.org/wp-content/themes/bongkwatcj/images/staff/Jackson_George.jpg)
Jackson K. George, Jr.
Board Member
![Gaimah Jackson](http://www.kwatekehmn.org/wp-content/themes/bongkwatcj/images/staff/Gaimah_Jackson.jpg)
Gaimah Jackson
Board Member
![Emmanuel Sirleaf](http://www.kwatekehmn.org/wp-content/themes/bongkwatcj/images/staff/Emmanuel_Sirleaf.jpg)
Emmanuel M. Sirleaf
Board Member
![Caimon Joe Kollie](http://www.kwatekehmn.org/wp-content/themes/bongkwatcj/images/staff/Caimon_Joe_Kollie.jpg)
Caimon Joe Kollie
Board Member
![Natt Shaajlia Dakagboi](http://www.kwatekehmn.org/wp-content/themes/bongkwatcj/images/staff/Natt_Shaajlia.jpg)
Natt Shaajlia Dakagboi
BKA Board Representative/Chair, United Bong County Association in the Americas-UBCAA
![Moses Vankpanah](http://www.kwatekehmn.org/wp-content/themes/bongkwatcj/images/staff/Moses_Vankpanah.jpg)