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Kente House is an independent national institute of research, education and community engagement, specializing in Canada’s people of African descent, their communities and their organizations. Kente House has a national mandate to work with community partners across Canada to foster greater system connections, shared learning and collaboration. First, we collaborate with community partners to advance policy research, program learning and capacity development. Second, we coordinate national-level Black heritage education and promote public awareness of Black contributions to Canada’s prosperity. Third, we engage with the voices of professionals and leaders from the black community to amplify their voices and drive strategic agenda. Fourth, we facilitate bridges and connections with other cultural communities in Canada, especially Indigenous communities.
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Program Learning Partnerships
For black organizations, program managers, funders and researchers.
Research-informed program learning for community partners to learn, share information, build capacity and improve program quality. The program also promotes reflexive practice and best practices.
Black Canadian Leaders Roundtables
For organizational and community leaders, professionals and innovators.
High-visibility tables of excellence that amplify voices of black leaders and serve as platforms for leaders to address pressing questions, inform public policy and shape strategic agenda for black advancement.
Canada Black Heritage Honors
For K-12 learners, heritage teachers, programmers, instructors/ facilitators.
A structured, multi-level national program that provides learners greater depth of studies in Afro-heritage and culture, Black history, experience and futures, inspiring confidence in learners’ Black Canadian identity.
Canada Heritage Flags Initiative
For community organizations, national and regional associations.
A public relations innovation designed to spotlight black communities, their celebration of significant milestones, commemorations and special events. Headlined by representatives from other communities and government.
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Canada’s black communities are diverse and experiencing rapid population growth.
There were 1.55 million Black Canadians in 2021, representing 4.3% of Canada’s total population and 19.4 % of Canada’s minorities or racialized population. By 2024, this number will double to more than 3 million.
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Challenges and Opportunities in a A New Decade
With a rapidly growing population will come opportunities and challenges. Already, across Canada, Black communities face old persistent problems, especially in the census metropolitan areas of Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Hamilton, Oshawa, and Québec City — where most Black Canadians live.
The first UN decade for People of African Descent ended in 2024. As we step into yet another decade, Black communities and organizations are committing afresh to leveraging their collective strengths and assets to secure positive social and economic outcomes across many areas such as education, health, justice, jobs and other areas.
Partnership for mutual and collective success. Working together for Black community advancement.
Kente House supports this collective commitment. We know this requires us working collaboratively, and not in silos. We need innovative ways to share information, build system capacity, improve the quality of our programming — together. We should mobilize our collective voices in policymaking and do all we can to ensure that Black children and youths can compete and succeed, and become recognized contributors to Canada’s prosperity. Kente House is is leading the way in mobilizing national partnerships with established organizations across areas of shared interest.
As a national institute, we facilitate partnerships that support the collective outcomes in community advancement driven by research and program learning, education and community engagement. Contact us for information on how your organization could take advantage our Kent House Community Partnerships.
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Kente House Community Partnerships connects and supports black communities and organizations, funders and other stakeholders in the pursuit of building strong, resilient, visible and thriving communities of African descent across Canada. Our Community Partnerships are four pillars that enable us to collaboratively deliver national level programs and execute strategic agenda for Canada’s black communities. The four pillars include community and programs research, community engagement, Heritage Education and Public Awareness outreach.
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