African Canadian Continuing Education Society, Surrey, BC

ACCES exists to provide young Africans with the education and tools necessary to benefit themselves and their society. ACCES is a registered non-profit society, dedicated to the empowerment of Africans, primarily through post-secondary scholarships and community development activities. The cornerstone of ACCES is it’s mission - ACCES exists to provide young Africans with the education and tools necessary to benefit themselves and their society. Not only do the direct beneficiaries benefit, but so does their society - specifically, their communities. This is the key to the success of ACCES. ACCES partners with the Ministry of Education to enhance public primary schools, using them as community learning centers to provide primary and adult education as well as community development programs such as HIV/AIDS, health, gender, child rights, agri-business and micro-enterprise training activities.