Gender Institute
PRAN collaborated with NorQuest, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), and the UofA to develop web-based courses on research, leadership, and community engagement to support our QES scholar. The Institute was funded by the Carnegie Corporation and the University of Alberta.
Access the Gender Institute here.
PRAN Community Launch Event
PRAN’s community-based launch took place at the 2022 Africa Day event hosted by one of our community partners, Africa Centre. A separate event served as the institutional launch.
Entrepreneurship Initiative for Black Albertans data collection
Data collection and analysis on Black immigrant entrepreneurship in Edmonton and Calgary to support program development at Africa Centre (survey and focus group interviews).
Obinokor Talks
The first Talks—an enlightening series to honour the significance of Obinokors and revitalize this role in Canada.
PRAN Institutional Launch Event
Discussions on knowledge mobilization, PRAN events, community and partner engagement, and data occurred at the institutional launch, which was attended by several PRAN members and partners from the University of Alberta, which hosted.
Community Institutional Scan Pilot
A pilot project assessing the visions and capacities of community support channels was undertaken to inform the Community Institutional Scan project.
PRAN Newsletter Launch
The PRAN newsletter was first launched, sharing partnership news, events, and updates.
Festival of Arts & Conference
Leveraging our Synergies: Cultural Resilience in African Diaspora invited scholars and community experts to present on the topic of resilience through art. A second day focused on local artists and performers, including an art and photo exhibit, dance performances, and drumming. This month-long partnership with the Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology at the University of Alberta also included a month-long art exhibition. Events were hosted at the University of Alberta and NorQuest College.
Scholars' contributions will be featured in a book centred around PRAN's theme of resilience and cultural strength in the diaspora through the lens of performance.
PRAN Annual Meeting
Hosted at York University in Toronto, PRAN researchers, partners, and research assistants gathered to discuss PRAN progress and next steps.
PRAN Website Launch
First QES Scholars Arrived
On the path of social responsibility and global leadership, a QES project, coordinates scholarship exchanges between select West African institutions and the University of Alberta.
Obinokor Talks
The second Talks—an enlightening series to honour the significance of Obinokors and revitalize this role in Canada. Hosted at the University of Alberta.
PRAN-Africa Centre Project Completion
In collaboration with Africa Centre, we completed Successful Initiatives to Address Intimate Partner Violence Against Women and Girls in Alberta’s Black Communities (SI-IPV-ABC), a two-year project funded by WAGE. The project resulted in several deliverables, including a literature review, intervention framework, podcast series, and pamphlets. Community stakeholders and members were engaged as working group members, interactive session participants, and podcast guests.
Cross-Sectional Newcomer Survey launch
Launched in Edmonton and later in Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax, the survey gathers data on SSAI resilience and experiences settling in Canada. Recorded data will contribute to existing databanks that often exclude smaller groups like SSAIs.
Francophonie Albertaine Plurielle (FRAP-PRAN) Project Completion
Alberta’s Black Immigrant Communities Safety & Well-being survey project
Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (BEKH-PRAN), Project Completion
Partnering with the Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (BEKH), we conducted a scoping review on visible minorities and entrepreneurship in Canada to understand the state of academic knowledge currently available, and how it can be used to inform meaningful interventions for SSAI entrepreneurs across the country. Click here to learn more.
Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (BEKH)-PRAN, Project Completion
Partnering with the Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (BEKH), we completed a scoping review of Black Entrepreneurship in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, titled, "Towards Equitable Economic Growth". Click here to learn more.
Moving Forward
The conference, Moving Forward: Canada and UNPAD, provided a platform to critically reflect on Canada’s and Alberta’s progress on key UNPAD commitments.
PRAN Annual Meeting
Hosted at the University of Alberta, PRAN researchers, partners, and research assistants gathered to discuss PRAN progress and next steps.
Family-2-Family Launch (FRAP - PRAN)
Exploring diversity and learning from one another