African Arts & Cultural Society - Centre Issamba Centre

About the Organization

Under the 3C Act, the African Arts & Cultural Community Contributor Incorporation was founded under VAACCS on October 19, 2012, by Pulchérie Mboussi. Pulchérie was born in Cameroon, in the beautiful continent of Africa. From the time she immigrated to Canada in the mid-1980s, she has earned a strong reputation as a community leader and advocate of promoting and celebrating

the rich and diverse culture of Africa and the Caribbean.
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Pulchérie's life-long commitment as an Ambassador of African and Caribbean culture continued when she moved to Victoria BC in 2010. This year, she needs the help and support of the community she now calls home. Our Black-Led, Black-Serving, Black-Oriented organization is an art & Cultural society whose main mandate is to advance awareness and understanding of the richness and diversity of African culture and traditions through the promotion of a broad range of cultural, educational, and artistic activities, events, and programs. We also aim to strengthen the Black community's resilience. Since 2017, we have been advocating for the International Decade for People of African Descent. Our goals:
- To encourage and to promote the participation of people of African descent in the building of British Columbia through artistic, cultural, educational, social networking, and other related activities
- To support projects that increase the scope and impact of activities that promote the development of Black Communities in British Columbia.
- To maintain a community hub for people of African Descent by creative diversity, cultural inclusion, and cultural appreciation in our community and province.
- To encourage people of African Descent and the public to work together
- Bridging Black Canadians & the African Diaspora in celebration of the UN International Decade
- Promoting the community’s identity and its interests,
- Support projects that increase the scope and impact of activities that promote the development of Black Communities in British Columbia
Informing members about existing resources so as to facilitate their social, cultural, political, and economic integration in the Greater Victoria area, BC, and Canadian societies
- Organizing activities to mark significant events in the national life of African and all People of African Descent community of the Greater Victoria area.
- Promoting & preserving our Cultural Heritage of the African Continent
- Promote community development and cultural heritage

Since our inception, we have organized the following events with resounding success:

Recently, we opened the first and only one African Cultural Centre and a Hub for people of African Descent on Vancouver Island (BC)
- La Teranga Food Distribution
- Virtual Conversation in order to minimize the impact of isolation due to COVID-19 confinement

If you have questions about the program, please email [email protected]. Visit our website: http://www.issambacentre.ca
Link to gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/laterangafoodbaskets