Issamba Centre is a hub for People of African origin and of African descent, and a gateway for engagement with Africa and the Caribbean. We are the only African Descent Centre in BC, and are proud to be the first on Vancouver Island.

Our  Black-Led, Black-Serving, Black-Oriented organization is an art & Cultural organization whose main mandate is to advance awareness and understanding of the richness and diversity of African culture and traditions through the promotion of a broad range of cultural, educational, and artistic activities, events, and programs. Since 2017, we have been advocating for the International Decade for People of African Descent.

Our goals:

• To support projects that increase the scope and impact of action that promote the development of Black Communities in British Columbia.

• To maintain a community hub for people of African Descent

• To encourage people of African Descent and the public to work together

• Bridging Black Canadians & the African Diaspora in celebration of the UN International Decade

• Promoting the community’s identity and its interests,

• Support projects that increase the scope and impact of action that promote the development of Black Communities in British Columbia

• Informing members about existing resources so as to facilitate their social, cultural, political and economic integration in the Greater Victoria area, BC, and Canadian societies

• Organizing activities to mark significant events in the national life of African and all People of African Descent community of the Greater Victoria area.

• Promoting & preserving our Cultural Heritage of the African Continent

• Promote community development and cultural heritage