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AIMS
To promote total tolerance,cultural awareness and social integration. To encourage social and cultural interaction in order to promote racial harmony and community cohesion.
This mission will be accomplished by collaborating,cooperating, and working with governmental, non govermental and individuals to promote education,training,advocacy,research and forums for discussion,on issues related to cultural diversity.
OBJECTIVES
To encourage social and cultural interaction in order promote racial harmoy and community cohesion.
To act as an advocate for cultural issues and initiatives.
To promote cultural awareness throughout the communities.
To organize activities that focus on mutual understanding and inclusion.
To develop tolerance for the differences of others.
To develop a life-long love and pursuit of learning Knowledge and understanding.
To serve the community and region as a provider of cultural awareness issues for community development.
To develop cultural and educational programme which will assist the community at large.
To provide opporunities for people to engage in the vital cultural and social experience of meeting,interacting with,and learning from people of diverse backgrounds.
Recognising that an appreciation of another culture extends to an appreciation,acceptance,and understanding all cultures.
To serve as sense of community and unity among the people and to serve as an educational resource through the dissemination of information on issues relating to different cultures.
To implement programmes that showcase diversity in the community.
To combat growing negative trends such as Racism, and social Exclusion.
To promote a positive model of integration.
To utilize the mass media and the to promote it’s programme to broader public
To serve as a bridge to promote cultural awareness for integration in the community.
To liase with relevant agencies.
To challenge the views which may hinder intercultural competence.
To foster greater sensitivity towards otherness
To encourage cultural awareness, acts as a support group for institutions/individuals interested in African cultures and promote educational programmes in the community.
To operate schools programme throughout the communities to raise cultural awareness of racism and human right issues.
To develop and promote annual Multicultural Festival as a sense of community and well-being. |
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African Cultural Awareness Project 