African Canadian Resource Network
We provide a platform for enhancing social and cultural connections within and outside the Community.
About Us
ACRN is an action-oriented, resource organization dedicated to supporting the capacity development of the African-Canadian Community in Saskatchewan in strategic areas such as public and business leadership.
It also provides a platform for enhancing social and cultural connections within and outside the Community.
Incorporated in September 2014, its creation is a result of two years of community-based research and collaboration that identified the need to establish an enduring organization that will support a diverse, growing and dynamic African Canadian community in Saskatchewan. This work was spearheaded by the Ugandan Canadian Association of Saskatchewan and the African Francophone resource association, la Communauté des Africains Francophones de Saskatchewan Inc.
Sponsorship was provided by SaskCulture, Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina Community Research Unit.
Our Mission
To support capacity development within the African-Canadian Community in Saskatchewan for public and business leadership and enhance social and cultural connections within and outside the Community.
Our vision
A united African-Canadian Community that adds value to the social, economic, political and cultural well-being of Saskatchewan.
Our Values
- Unity: We recognize and respect the diversity in individuals and communities and strive to bring out the best in one another.
- Collaboration: We recognize and leverage the diversity of individual and corporate strengths to achieve results.
- Professionalism: We are transparent, accountable and result-oriented in all our operations.
- Family-centered: We acknowledge the importance of family in building individuals and communities.
