Sudanese Association of the Maritimes (SAM)

"Building Unity in the Community"

The Association

Sudanese Association of the Maritimes (SAM) is a nonprofit social activities community society based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, since 2009.

SAM’s membership is open to all Sudanese & their spouses, landed immigrants, refugees, and students who reside in the Maritimes who believes in and work towards the following objectives of SAM:

  1. Promote and preserve the various Sudanese languages, dialects, cultures, heritage and pass it on to the new generations and the Maritime society at large.
  2. Establish and enhance social relations among Sudanese Maritimes, immigrants, refugees, and students living in the Maritimes.
  3. Provide social services for members and their families.
  4. Enhance a better understanding of Maritimes society, laws, and services for better social integration.
  5. Provide diverse social assistance and services to new immigrants, refugees, and students and put them in touch with other Sudanese-Maritimes families.