Who we are
The Excel Empowerment Centre is a peacebuilding organization dedicated to promoting peace, reconciliation, and inclusivity in the community. Our mission is to provide dignified access to basic necessities. The Excel project focuses on individuals with strong family networks who are committed to its success. We also strive to develop local leadership capacity and empower women, girls, and children economically in Canada and Bor Jonglei State, South Sudan.
In Canada, the Excel Empowerment Centre is headquartered at 580 Victor Street in Winnipeg's downtown/West End neighborhood as of 2018. The Centre serves as a community center for skills training and education. As of 2021, the organization is a registered charity in Canada.
The Centre's goals in Canada include operating a drop-in centre for newcomer immigrants and refugees, providing a safe space for individuals to express their feelings without fear of repercussions, providing healing and social support, increasing computer literacy, offering sewing classes to gain marketable skills, and providing a space for recreational and cultural activities to promote and enhance emotional and mental wellness. Additionally, TEEC plans to provide basic English classes to improve communication skills, as well as opportunities for leadership development, small business training, and language training.
The Centre offers wellness workshops, fundraisers, peace days, family camping, field trips, traditional dancing, conflict training, trauma healing circles, life skills training, and youth leadership development. If you are interested in registering for any of these programs, please contact TEEC.
Goals
To provide a safe and inclusive space for newcomer immigrants and refugees in the community.
To promote emotional and mental wellness through recreational and cultural activities.
To provide computer literacy workshops to increase access to information and support services.
To offer sewing classes that teach marketable skills and empower women and girls to become economically independent.
To provide a welcoming environment that encourages self-expression, healing, and social support.
To enhance communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel through computer skill workshops.
To offer beginner sewing classes that teach valuable skills such as threading machines, cutting fabric, and tie-dye.
To create a space for community building through activities such as beading, dancing, cooking, storytelling and arts and crafts among others.
To foster leadership development and small business training that helps to break through social inequality.
To provide access to early childhood development and nutrition guidelines to meet basic needs.
Mission
Our mission at the Excel Empowerment Center is to provide a safe and inclusive space for newcomer immigrants and refugees to express themselves, heal, and gain access to valuable resources. We are committed to promoting emotional and mental wellness through recreational and cultural activities, while also providing computer literacy and sewing classes that teach marketable skills to empower women and girls to become economically independent. Our goal is to foster leadership development and small business training, and to provide access to early childhood development and nutrition guidelines to meet basic needs. We strive to aid, develop, and empower women, youth, girls, and children in our community through education, encouragement, and by changing lives."
TEEC Strategic Plan
Provide a safe space that allows participants to express their feelings without fear or repercussions or judgement
Provide healing and social support
Provide access to information and support services
Provide Sewing classes to gain marketable skills within the workforce
One-on-one English classes
Computer literacy (Driver’s license and citizenship test practice)
Develop a youth life skills workshop
Develop partnerships with other organizations
Use every opportunity to promote TEEC’s values and principles
Promote programs to strengthen families
Focus on other funding opportunities
Increase financial literacy opportunities among the women
Reduce incidence of isolation and loneliness due to community outreach program
Improving communication skills increases potential for participants to access better opportunities as well as efficiently navigate systems utilizing English as their official language
Provide space for recreational and cultural activities to promote and enhance emotional and mental wellness
Provide space that will foster community building through activities such as beading, dancing, cooking, storytelling and arts and crafts among others.
TEEC Achievements
Achieved a charity status in 2021
Development of a full sewing training program
We added two staff members to our team; a finance and accounting admin and a community outreach position
Bought land in South Sudan
Built an Empowerment Centre in Bor, South Sudan
Creation of a Social Enterprise
On-going support an implementation of a health and wellness support workshop
TEEC was able to increase community awareness on the importance of engaging children and youth in social, educational, and recreatiuonal activities and the benefits that come with it as well as providing nutritious foods and health snacks through our community outreach program
Development of a “Consultation and Accommodation” policy which sets out a clear process to represent the newcomers, immigrants, refugeee women/girls, children and youth.
An update of the on-revised Board of Directors by-laws
Appeal to donors
At the Excel Empowerment Centre, we firmly believe in the importance of providing a safe and inclusive space for every individual to express themselves, heal, and access valuable resources. Our programs are dedicated to promoting emotional and mental wellness through recreational and cultural activities. Additionally, we offer computer literacy and sewing classes that equip women and girls with marketable skills, empowering them to achieve economic independence.
With your support, we will be able to maintain a drop-in center for newcomer immigrants and refugees, ensuring they have access to essential resources they may otherwise lack. Through your contribution, we can empower these people to thrive in their new communities and equip them with the skills necessary to succeed in the workforce.
We kindly request you to consider donating to our cause and joining us in empowering women, youth, girls, and children in our community through education, encouragement, and transformative change.
Sincerely,
The Excel Empowerment Centre