UCAS & African-Descent Professional Associates (UCAS & ADPA Inc.) is a non-profit organization with a national scope. Our work is informed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR, 1948), the UNESCO Declaration on Race and the Elimination of Racial Prejudice (1978), and the International Decade for People of African Descent (2015–2024). Our broad goals are recognition of equality of human dignity, health-social-economic justice, and sustainable development.
UCAS & ADPA Inc. is an outgrowth of the Uganda Canadian Association of Saskatchewan (UCAS) founded in 1990. After much discussion and strategic planning based on more than 30 years of community organizing and advocating for diversity, equity, inclusion and development work, UCAS formalized its extension. It has added research, program development and service delivery towards healing and equitable integration and, human, social and economic development. An updated constitution was adopted, and the name and mandate changed in January 2023 to reflect the new focus.
OUR VISION:
“To create a healthy legacy of people of African descent contributing to the development of Canada through active and equitable integration.”
OUR VALUES:
- Integrity through transparency and accountability
- Unity in diversity through dialogue and collaboration
- Family as the foundation for individual, social, economic, and community development
- Professionalism and hard work toward shared goals
- Equitable inclusion through human rights values
OUR MISSION:
UCAS & ADPA Inc. is a research and development collaboration promoting equality of human dignity and cultural diversity and working towards the elimination of systemic racism to advance the full integration of African descent Canadians, immigrants, and other racialized groups.
- Promote equality of human dignity and worth as a Universal Human Rights Declaration
- Advance equality of opportunities
- Ensure respect of diversity
- Eliminate systemic racism experienced by African-descent Canadians (Blacks) and immigrants.
Bylaws
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Membership Registration
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Project Committees
UCAS & ADPA Inc. has a number of “Project Committees that are working to achieve positive impacts on Saskatchewan for people from Uganda – and these committee efforts often lead to new events. If you are interested in contacting one of these committees, you can reach UCAS & ADPA Inc. through the “Contact Us” link.
To view the current committees in operation on behalf of UCAS & ADPA Inc. today, Click Here to View the Project Committees.