The Project
The project aims to improve the employment and income situation, and the revenue base of start-ups, for disadvantaged young Black women and men. The project is implemented by Casa Foundation for International Development and its 11 partners. The project’s main location is Ontario, Canada and project activities will take place in the GTHA, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia and Saskatchewan, Quebec, Ottawa, Gatineau, Montreal. The project offers in-person and virtual training to support development of youths, women, start-ups, and the integration and socio-professional inclusion of Black people, particularly of African diaspora
The project is premised on four pillars and aims to achieve the following:
- Promote economic opportunities and sustainable jobs for the Black and African diaspora.
- Improve the employability of the Black and African diaspora in Canada through entrepreneurship training, mentoring, networking, financial planning, branding and brand strategy concepts, leadership skills, and gender development.
- Support the development and financing of entrepreneurial businesses and co-operatives of Black and African diaspora.
- Ensure they are loan and grant ready to build long-term sustainability of the offerings; and support the development and financing of entrepreneurial businesses and co-operatives of Black/African diaspora.
Project Target
The project will reach about 15,000 (including virtual candidates) young Black women and men beneficiaries. BAH is targeting the creation of 175 new enterprises during its 1st phase. The new Enterprises from BAH will create over 800 jobs over its Initial implementation phase.
The project will incorporate a strong Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) mechanism to achieve the project’s objectives, with the monitoring component kickstarted at the project’s inception. Key M&E baseline indicators are identified in the workplan, and the M&E framework will be rolled out to track the results of project activities and their related impacts. The M&E information will provide the evidence required to show that the strategy fulfills what it was designated to do.
Target Groups / Direct Beneficiaries
Services are for EVERYONE who Self-identifies as Black
Black Youths
Impact
Black Adults
Impact
800 jobs target.
