Increase awareness
Make issues affecting Afrikan communities visible and understandable.
About Tabono
An Afrikan-centred institute, built with community.
Tabono is an incorporated, community-based institute advancing research, public policy, archiving, capacity-building, advocacy, and community learning.
Who we are
Community knowledge belongs at the centre.
We advance Afrikan-centred values and analysis while supporting the social, political, economic, and cultural priorities of African Canadians.
Our approach
Explicitly anti-oppressive, anti-racist, and multidisciplinary.
Grounded in community collaboration and accountability.
Committed to practical work that strengthens resilience, self-determination, equity, and public responsibility.
Our mission & commitments
Advance priorities. Build capacity. Preserve memory.
Build community capacity
Strengthen people and organizations through high-quality research and programming.
Promote self-determination
Advance Afrikan-centred frameworks, analysis, and community-defined priorities.
Support accountability
Promote equity and fairness in systems affecting Black communities.
Tabono
Strength through shared purpose.
Tabono means “oar” or “paddle” in Twi. Four paddles joined at the centre represent strength, confidence, persistence, and unity of purpose.
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