Welcome to Ignite Manitoba
We provide easy access to quality social and community services with professionalism!
VISION
We envision a peaceful, harmonious, fair, welcoming and productive society where everyone has the opportunity to realise their full potential and understands one another by recognizing, accepting, and appreciating and respecting our differences.
MISSION
Our aim is to facilitate and celebrate expression of our shared Arab identity and to foster appreciation of our common values. We achieve this through building knowledge and empowering immigrants from the Arab world in Canada to participate in the diversity of Canada in a meaningful way.
IGNITE MANITOBA AIMS TO BE
A reliable and trusted source of information, insights, and ideas for government, parliamentarians, decision-makers, media, business, academics and other organizations and individuals as regards Arab concerns and interests in contributing to and participating in the ongoing economic development of Manitoba.
We are inspired and guided by the following core values, which are the standards we want to be measured against:
- Pleasure and joy in being of service
- Driven by clarity of our collective vision
- Transparency and accountability in everything we do
- Fostering trust through honesty, integrity and ethical conduct
- Equity and fairness
- Creative & constructive generation of solutions
- Honoring and fostering our unique culture
- Open-mindedness, collaboration & cooperation with compatible organizations with aligned interests and needs.
SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
- Contribute to economic and social growth of Manitoba through attracting and supporting the retention of high potential talent
- Support of potential immigrants with Arab heritage through the application and immigration journey
- Foster enhanced understanding and appreciation of Arab culture through creative and artistic initiatives offered to Arab and non-Arab audiences.
- Provide the Arab community a platform and resources to tell our stories and present our art and its compelling power, beauty, complexity, and humanity.
- Providing a voice for at-risk populations such as newcomer youth
- Providing support and participation for all aligned anti-racism activities
- Increasing our growth and stability through Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships
CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS
Our constitution & bylaws can be downloaded here
