COSSCOM community outreach BBQ

On August 8, 2020 the council of the South Sudanese community of Manitoba Inc. (COSSCOM) organized a community outreach BBQ at the Assiniboine Park. It was an event to bring the community together in a different atmosphere to to reduce the stress caused by COVID-19,...

COVID-19 Protect yourself and your family

Avoiding crowding Measures taken to reduce the amount of time individuals spend in large crowds or in crowded spaces can be effective to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in a community. It is recognized that while this intervention may reduce the viral...
South Sudan

South Sudan

South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan is the world’s newest nation, is a landlocked country in northeastern Africa (the size of France) that gained its independence from Sudan in July 9, 2011.  Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest City....
South Sudan and Culture

South Sudan and Culture

South Sudan is a multicultural country comprising of 64 different ethnic groups (tribes) and languages. Farming and Cattle herding are the main livelihood of the south Sudanese communities. The south Sudanese community of Manitoba hosts Pavilion (South Sudanese) every...
Cosscom

Cosscom

Welcome to Cosscom  (The Council of South Sudanese Community of Manitoba (COSSCOM) Inc.) is a nonprofit community organization for the South Sudanese Canadians residing in the province of Manitoba. It is governed by volunteer executive committee members that run the...