Afro Diaspora Center Ireland
Founded by Susuana Olatunji Komolafe
Founded by Susuana Olatunji Komolafe
The Founder, Boards, and Management Committees
Afro in Diaspora Center
OUR FOUNDER & CEO SPEECH
SUSUANA OLATUNJI KOMOLAFE
Sept 2010 – Present
Susuana is a qualified educationist, a passionate historian and a qualified trainer, with master's in Business Administration and have undergo various training in different fields. As a woman with various experiences, this helps her in delivering the best support she can in making peoples dream achievable as she improves on her dreams.
Our Values: African Caribbean Diaspora Matters
To support, communicate, maintain friendship, honesty, integrity, to create awareness about health issues, teamwork and understanding how to make peoples dreams come through with the end result being a shared learning for us all.
Objectives: African Caribbean Diaspora Matters
To strengthen the network of people of African and Caribbean descent living in Ireland
- To develop skills in our community and to build capacity for productive and self sufficient living
- To be the liaison group between the African Caribbean group and all women’s group regionally & nationally
- To create a platform for Youth and Young mothers to enable support and tackle common problem
- To create a forum of exchange, information sharing and peer mentoring
- To create a forum for men (adult), young men (Youth, Lads) to engage and be a voice among great women
- To build up a culture of entrepreneurship and business
Process of achieving our Aims and Objectives
- Sustainable community development through education and business development
- Enable participation in wider national economy and target poverty reduction a matter of priority
- Establishing a new, fairer, and more equitable community in diaspora through coordination of the activities, information sharing.
- Collaborate with other organisations to consolidation of unity and solidarity among the Irish community leading to fostering better integration.
- Support access to education and employment and to full participation in public life
- Strengthen to work to eliminate discrimination based on age, class, gender and disability can have a multiple impact on disadvantaged within the community.
Main Activities: African Caribbean Diaspora Matters
Our work in the community is Advocacy, Information and Advice, Community Development, Training, Workshop, Conference, Seminar, Event and Integration, Diversity, Inclusion, Consciousness and providing support on eradicating Poverty in the Third World Nation through Education.
All this main activities is carried out through various initiatives set out which are;
- Afro Fashion Show Ireland
- African Caribbean Authors Day Ireland,
- Africa Fashion Week Ireland
- Africa History Month Ireland
- Afro Diaspora Parent & Toddler
- Africa Caribbean Diaspora Men Forum (Men Initiative)
- Afro Cultural Dancing Group
- Afro Carib Lifestyle’s & Achiever’s (Talk Show)
- Information Room
- Business Forum
- Health Forum (AdcenterWeCare Initiative) (YourSupportTeam)
- Susuana Roadshow Workshop “A Woman’s World”
Adcenter News Update: African Caribbean Diaspora Matters
CEO Message: A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the CEO of Afro in Diaspora Center, Ireland. Are u ready and looking forward to our activities, news, and events for 2023? Register to participate during "The National Conference AHMI November 2023" We has Africans comes in different shade and color of skin, light skin, red skin, brown or dark skin, embrace the diversity and be inclusive. Our work is on empowerment of African Caribbean's in Diaspora through our various initiative to promote, project and profile Africans Caribbean's in Diaspora, the celebration of African History Month Ireland is one of our main activities in projecting a global positive images of our people and communities. Express your interest and get in touch through our contact email; adcenter25@yahoo.ie.
Mission Statement: African Caribbean Diaspora Matters
We want to surround ourselves with women who respect other’s view and treat other’s with respect and having value for women, also to invest into peoples life positively and promote positive image of Afro women. We love to come together and share and we believe our lives are greatly enhanced by the women we surround ourselves with through giving, investing, impacting, networking and integrating.
Adcenter Parents & Toddlers Forum
The purpose of the Adcenter Parents and Toddlers Forum for African Caribbean Migrant families is to create a supportive and inclusive community space specifically tailored to the needs of African Caribbean migrant families with young children. The forum aims to serve as a platform that fosters various essential aspects, including:
1. Community Building: Facilitating the establishment of a sense of community among African Caribbean families by providing a space for parents to connect, share experiences, and build relationships with others facing similar challenges.
2. Cultural Exchange: Encouraging cultural exchange and celebration within the community, where families can share and celebrate their African Caribbean heritage, customs, and traditions.
3. Parenting Support: Offering a supportive environment where parents can seek and share advice on parenting, child development, and navigating the challenges associated with raising toddlers.
4. Education and Information: Providing a platform for sharing information on resources, services, and educational opportunities relevant to African Caribbean families in the Adcenter community.
5. Language Development: Supporting language development in toddlers by organizing activities that incorporate language-rich experiences, considering the unique linguistic and cultural aspects of African Caribbean families.
6. Socialization for Toddlers: Facilitating playgroups and activities that enable toddlers to socialize, fostering their social and emotional development in a culturally sensitive setting.
7. Crisis Support: Offering a support system for families facing crises, challenges, or adjustments related to migration, cultural adaptation, or other life events.
8. Health and Well-being: Addressing health and well-being issues within the community, including promoting access to healthcare services, organizing wellness activities, and creating awareness about relevant health topics.
9. Advocacy and Empowerment: Advocating for the needs and rights of African Caribbean families in the broader community, empowering parents to actively participate in decision-making processes that impact their families.
10. Networking Opportunities: Creating opportunities for networking and collaboration among African Caribbean families and with local organizations, institutions, and services that can contribute to their well-being.
In essence, the Adcenter Parents and Toddlers Forum serves as a holistic support system that recognizes and addresses the unique needs and strengths of African Caribbean migrant families, with a particular focus on the developmental years of toddlers.
Adcenter Volunteer: Klaudia Okros
Contact: 0894552604
Welcome and it's Great to see you here. I'm Adcenter Ambassador for Young Integration for Women in the African Caribbean Migrant community, young business minded thinking of exploring needed support as a business. I work with aspiring young migrant mothers, women and host community in creating an opportunity for us to build our business.
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DIASPORA MOVEMENT MATTERS
We've got a top notch team! The project was partly supported and funded by funding under the Local Diaspora Engagement Fund.
Project Title:DIASPORA MOVEMENT MATTERS
AIM
Diaspora Movement Matters will focus on the work of the organization by reinforcing our practical aim through our new innovative initiative to project, profile and promote cultural, heritage, positive communication and collaborative network with the host community of the possible advantage of engaging African's Caribbean's in diaspora to develop an investment movement in cultural exchange, shared heritage, improve positive form of communication and innovative way of networking to create and engage change with African Caribbean living in Ireland.
Project Title:DIASPORA MOVEMENT MATTERS
The PURPOSE
Diaspora Movement Matters initiative purpose is to create a cultural development and further cultural heritage integration within the African Caribbean Migrant Irish community through communicating extensive networking which will generate a cultural conversation and promote heritage within an innovative platform.
Diaspora Movement Matters through working in collaboration with the various embassy to engaging the Diaspora in Nation Building tourism and the promotion of the country's image internationally.
Diaspora Movement Matters hope to implement a multicultural heritage for a significant social inclusion of diaspora in Ireland, through the creation of an alternative space that allows to educate both young people and adults and create respect for diversity and a spirit of mutual acceptance and a rich and constructive exchange of cultural values.
