National African Descent Youth (NADY) Summit
Program Information
Black Opportunity Fund was a proud sponsor of the 2024 National African Descent Youth (NADY) Summit hosted by the African Canadian Civic Engagement Council (ACCEC) in Edmonton. NADY was a two-day event for 300 African Descent youth aged 15 to 30 from across Canada and their allies. The 2024 summit themes were “Who We Are,” “How We Live,” and “Where We Are Going.” These themes helped African Descent youth explore their identity, culture, and heritage, discuss the systemic challenges and opportunities they face, inspire them to pursue their dreams and aspirations, and promote cross-cultural learning. BOF provided funding to allow the participation of 200 highly engaged Youth from across the country to attend the 2024 conference.
About African CanadianCivic Engagement Council (ACCEC)
ACCEC is a national public affairs organization that promotes and strengthens opportunities for African, Caribbean, Black, and Racialized Communities. The African Canadian Civic Engagement Council’s mandate is to protect and promote the human rights and dignity of all people of African descent.
- African CanadianCivic Engagement Council (ACCEC)
About BlackOpportunity Fund
Black Opportunity Fund (BOF) is a community-led registered Canadian Charitable organization, whose mandate is to dismantle anti-Black racism by establishing a sustainable pool of capital to fund Black led businesses and Black led not for profits and charities, in order to improve the social and economic well-being of Canada’s Black communities.
The fund will catalyze the cultural, socio-economic, institutional, and political change required to enable Canada’s diverse Black communities to thrive. Black Opportunity Fund will prioritize initiatives around education, health, women, criminal justice, entrepreneurship, arts & culture, and youth that impact the quality of life in Black communities across Canada.
Black Opportunity Fund fulfills its mandate by
- Providing grants to Black-led not for profits and charities, who are leading initiatives that impact the quality of life in Canada’s Black communities.
- Facilitating access to capital for Black-led businesses to drive economic empowerment through the disbursement of loans, equity investments and other funding support.
Black Opportunity Fund’s Registered charity #727678070 RR 0001
- Black Opportunity Fund
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