Five Black leaders in social impact you should know
Why It Matters
Black communities continue to be excluded from leadership roles in the social impact sector, and overrepresented in those who access social services and programs (globally and in Canada). Learning from the work of Black changemakers is essential to building an anti-racist sector.
Canadaโs social purpose sector is vast, and there are countless Black leaders building organizations, leading teams, transforming systems from within (and from outside) institutions, and making the sector stronger, more resilient, and more effective.ย
This Black History Month โย and Black Futures Month โย we spoke to five such leaders in the social purpose sector whose work you should know about and follow.ย
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Kikelomo Koya | Social finance manager, Grand Challenges CanadaยFor Kikelomo Koya, โItโs all about improving equitable access to basic needs,โ she says. As a social finance manager with the global health innovation team at Grand Challenges Canada, an organization that funds health and development solutions globally, Koya knows that โaccess to healthcare, education, food, a home, etc., helps enrich a personโs life an
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