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Ibeku Educational, Heritage and Cultural Organization This organization was established by the Ibeku indigents outside USA in late 1990’s to encourage collaboration among our people in the areas of education, heritage, culture, and development. As a democratic, non-political, non-profitable, welfare and cultural organization, which was formed by the IBEKU PEOPLE and their family members living outside Ibeku . It is the only Ibeku association in USA.The CONSTITUTION of the organization and the legal registration has been obtained. We are a 501[3] c organization in USA. Several Ibeku regional organizations called CHAPTERS belong to IBEKU NATIONAL ASSOCIATION[INA] headquarters are in HOUSTON, TEXAS, and operates NATIONAL CONVENTIONS , educational, and cultural programs and exchanges from Chapters nationwide. Projects sponsored by INA include these programs:- literacy, technical, and cultural-training programs; regional and cultural history projects; and inter clan / regional cooperation agreements to secure our cultural and natural heritage and to preserve our way of living from time. This site is an important natural or historical site whose preservation and keeping are deemed important for the Ibeku community and CLANS of Ibeku. Also, this website has an aim to explore the activities of the organization for all concerns and also to provide some helpful INFORMATION for the those who are outside ibeku that are interested in our culture, those in the process of arriving or are already in the USA All these Ibeku chapters under the umbrella of INA have been highly helpful in these types of areas in Ibeku The INA was responsible for the founding area that the Ibeku culture need funding,promotion and focusing attentions. Mission: To promote our Heritage, Culture, Traditions and Values. Goals: 1. Provide information about IBEKU HISTORY and it's CULTURE . 2. Volunteer time to enhance the quality of life in the community. 3. Create public awareness and support cultural institutions and major projects in visual and performing arts that are representative of ibeku local cultures, and its regional within the igbo [ibo] tribe,and the language 4. Increase accessibility to the arts and help develop new and future audience 5. Promote Heritage and Cultural educational information. SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN IBEKU /IGBO. 6. Create a forum by leveraging the Internet to promote fair and positive dialogue in the community. This Ibeku organization generally prides itself in its ability in cultural exhibits and performances, which we will call our own. although historically the adjective "culture" has generally meant "European". In recent decades, however, this has expanded to include non-European as well,especially in the offerings in cinema and at the Smart Museum. We have a lot of things to show and tell. The Ibeku communities have shown to be very enthusiastic about education. From a poverty alleviation INA direction, the non-formal education trainings that will help provide basic education, entrepreneurial training,agriculture relevant skills, and informal participatory forums that raises awareness among women. Also to set learning modules, designed by us to help have increase the women's productivity and capacity to contribute to family economic security and alleviate poverty We want to reduce large number for poverty, illiteracy which causes inadequacy in livelihood and employment opportunities, poor access to assets and productive resources and basic services including limited participation in the development process. These we hope will reductions brings in the challenge of establishing an education system that is conducive and responsive to the multi-cultural reality OUR HERITAGE To help our Heritage , INA was created asa charitable organization in 1990’s by the Ibeku people, who remain till today. Under the direction of a private citizen Board of Directors,the Foundation supports the conservation of Ibeku’s built heritage, in recognition of its public benefit. To achieve its goals, the Ibeku Organization: * Maintaining a sustainable organization through fundraising events and the receipt of planned gifts, cash, real propertyand grants. * Developing programs that encourage private financial investment and contribution in heritage resources and activities. * Education on our heritage , about the benefits and methods of it’s conservation. * Promoting public, neighborhood and industry involvement in our Ibeku heritage activities. TRADITION When we talk about our tradition, we are realy talking about our being as a group of Ibo speaking people of eastern Nigeria. The Ibeku Traditions and Customs, Music, Song and Dance History, Folklore, Myth and Legend, Traditional Ways of Life, modern reviews, Traditional Diary (Whereto go and what to do on which occasion) and more are things that need preserved. We have costodians of these traditions as a group in each Seven clans called EGWU ASAA that make up Ibeku. These seven Clans are Osaa, Amaforo,Ndume, Afaraukwu, Emede, Isieke, Afarata. Each of these claans has an Eze that is titled accordingly with its own name to reflect that clan. Ibeku Egwu Asaa also has one overall King titled the OGURUBE IBEKU . The Present Ogurube is His Royal Highness.Eze Samuel Iheonu Onuaha.The Ogurube IV of Ibeku. All the other Ezes from the seven clans make up his cabinet. One of our biggest and well rooted tradition is the respect given to elders. Ibeku located in the eastern part of Nigeria .Umuahia Ibeku, Abia State Nigeria has show cased,it's pride, two of their well known sons  for President,General J.T.U Aguiyi-Ironsi and Dr J.O.J Okezie.