We are a grassroots, non-profit society based in BC that aims to bring cultural and arts awareness to our community, to provide humanitarian aid to our friends in Guinea and around the world, and to provide fundraising to support both of our aims, along with select charities in our community.
Why the current focus on Guinea?
* The Executive Director and several other directors have established links with the country.
* The society has contacts “on the ground” in the country, contacts that can monitor and evaluate the use of the money and be absolutely certain that the dollars are getting into the hands of those most in need.
Read our Annual Reports (PDF format): 2009 | 2010
what we believe…
The gift of multiculturalism is what it teaches about humanity. Using the arts to channel the natural desire to connect in meaningful ways, we participate not through philanthropy but by invitation and with full recognition of others’ unique experiences. We acknowledge that the root causes of many problems are the result of hundreds of years of oppression, colonialism, lack of access & control of natural resources, gender inequality, and other complex historical forces combined with more recent phenomena such as poverty, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and globalization.
Our Vision
A world in which art and culture have meaning, are the inspiration for emerging human potential, and are the impetus for peace.
Our Mission
Engaging in multicultural partnerships and artistic collaborations, we achieve dynamic exchanges of knowledge and inspire contribution to community initiatives.
Our Values
We respect cultural diversity
We value arts
We honor community
We acknowledge the relationship of the environment to human experience
our funding process
We believe in offering assistance by invitation vs “providing aid”. Our philosophy is that communities know best what they need: we don’t want to march in, with good intentions, but inappropriate assistance.
