About

The Black Advisory Hub (BAH) is a project for the integration and socio-professional inclusion of the Black community in Canada through innovation in a community-based program

The Black Advisory Hub (BAH) is a project for the integration and socio-professional inclusion of the Black community in Canada through innovation and  is a community-based program which aims to create better employment, higher incomes, and increased number of jobs, especially for Black and African diasporas through entrepreneurial training, the incubation of start-ups, provision of mentoring, coaching and paid and unpaid placements as well as to create new businesses and accelerate the number of growing Black-owned companies. The project is implemented by Casa Foundation for International Development and its 11 partners, and will be implemented in the GTHA, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia and Saskatchewan, Quebec, Ottawa, Gatineau, Montreal.
The strategy of the project is based on the rich experience provided by Casa Foundation and its partners on start-ups incubation and enterprises acceleration as well as the strong technical support to implement a set of activities to reach its intended outcomes. The main activities will involve training, mentorship, sponsorship, coaching, paid and unpaid work placements, networking, short courses, grants, and loans. Finally, BAH program has also a strong monitoring component at the community level.
The project is implemented by 90% Black women led structures from the sub-Saharan Africa diaspora with strong business experiences at the community and institutional level in Canada.

Why BAH?

The Black Advisory Hub (BAH) will build on other programs, with the support of other private sector entities…to achieve the 4 Pillars of

Regional Experts

Prof Komlan Sedzro

Dean

Dean, School of Management ESG UQAM (Montreal)

Amanuels Melles

Exec. Director

Network for the Advancement of Black Communities (Toronto)

Susan Namulindwa

Chair

Afro- Canadian Chamber of Commerce (Ottawa)

Odoi Yemoh

President

Canada-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (Toronto/Ottawa)

Ejibola Adetokunbo- Taiwo

Founder

 De Sedulous Women Leaders (Alberta)

Kolado Sidibe

President

Malians in Canada (Gatineau)

Fadima Toure

VP

Mali- Canada Chamber of Commerce (Quebec/Halifax/North West Territories)

Moses Gashirabake

Governing Council

Rwandan-Canadian Inter Agency Hub

Surranna Sandy

CEO

Skills for Change (Toronto)

H.E Fatima Braoule Meite

Ambassador

of Mali in Canada (Ottawa)

Joseph Amankrah

CEO

Camara skills Network (Toronto)

Stephanie Dei

Director, Research Partnerships

Ryerson University

Justine Namara

VP

Organization of Women in  International Trade (Canada)

Olusola Oyelade

Partner

Invcap Corporation (Canada)

Idas Levato

Founder

WERKTO, Founder Acorn peer Lending

Chery Bedard

Founder

Bedard Associates

Yannick Le Fang

Founder

KASI insights

Salar Chapgar

Founder

Prepr Foundation