Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
HIV/AIDS
Human Rights
Minority Rights
Women
Financing for Development:
Addressing systemic issues
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and health
Population:
Reproduction, family formation and the status of women
Sustainable Development:
Health
Sustainable development for Africa
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Nigeria
Botswana
Canada
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2013 |
| Organizational structure: |
Our Foundation’s current Governance Model is a Constellation Model of Governance
The current structure includes:
1. The African Caribbean Black Leadership Caucus (an informal coalition) which Advises
2. The Board of Directors, Ribbon Rouge Foundation which provides guidance to the work of an
3. Artist Collective which is a multi-stakeholder group of artists who serve as community
animators to listen in diverse African, Caribbean, Black communities in Alberta and
feedback that information to both the Board of the Ribbon Rouge Foundation and the
African Caribbean Black Leadership Caucus.
4. A network of organizations around the Ribbon Rouge Foundation currently in loose informal
and formal relationships with the Ribbon Rouge Foundation from organizations who are co-
existing, to those who are cooperating, to those who are coordinating to those who are
collaborating on various initiatives with the Ribbon Rouge Foundation. |
| Number and type of members: |
Within the foundation, are 181 volunteer members who form a community of inter-sectoral and
multidisciplinary teams contributing to the work and impact of our foundation. These members
mainly serve in two committees that advise and work with our board of directors.
● The African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) Caucus of Alberta – Comprised of a rapidly growing
multi sectoral group of sixty ACB leaders (people with lived HIV experience, provincial and
front-line health and social care providers, front-line legal services, public health,
ethnocultural organizations, business owners and academic and community researchers) who
currently ideate and prototype interventions in Ribbon Rouge Foundation towards closing
racialized health gaps between ACB people and non-ACB people. Approximately 31 ideas for
interventions in ACB communities have been recommended by the Caucus and prioritized. A
current prototype has focused on supporting systems navigation for people of African
descent in Alberta and spurred a family of community-based approaches to health and
wellbeing. The Caucus currently also comprises of highly skilled professionals who are
affiliated with well-established institutions within both public and private sectors to
facilitate links between the Caucus and these institutions as needed. The major evidence-
based objectives of this Caucus remains:
a. Focus on promoting health and wellbeing in community settings, rather
than service settings.
b. Recognize and seek to mobilize assets within ACB communities.
c. Promote equity in health and healthcare by working with and alongside
individuals and groups who face barriers to achieving good health.
d. Seek to increase people’s control over their health and lives.
e. Use participatory methods to facilitate the active involvement of
members of the public.
● The Artist Collective – A collective of community-engaged artists, journalists, film producers,
poets, painters, singers, dancers, performers etc., who actively participate in the foundation’s
Listening campaign. These artists function as “Community Animators”. Artists within the
foundation's various programs are each initiating and deepening relationships with African,
Caribbean and Black community leaders across the province. The goal is to form sustained
relationships and overtime build social cohesion which is foundational to achieving health equity.
These artists meet regularly as we test out our ideas around community development within
African, Caribbean, Black communities living in Alberta towards achieving health equity. |
| Funding structure: |
Fundraising campaigns
Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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