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Increasing Cultural Food Access

Improving Health Outcomes Through Food and Nutrition Interventions

Since its founding in 1995, Afri-Can FoodBasket (AFB) has been a Black-Led, Black-Serving, and Black-Mandated (B3) organization pioneering a progressive food movement. We champion reducing hunger, enhancing cultural food access, and promoting health and wellness through food and nutrition initiatives within African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities across the GTA.

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Facts About Black Food Insecurity In Canada

The Numbers

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Black Canadians

have the highest rate of food insecurity.

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Black families are food insecure

when a female is the major income earner in a family.

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Black Families

above the poverty line likelihood of reporting food insecurity 

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Black Children

live in food insecure households

Black Food Access Program

This program was developed to reduce food insecurity by providing individuals and families in Toronto’s African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities access to fresh, healthy, nutritious, and culturally sensitive foods.

Join us as we Nourish and Empower our Community

Join our team at Afri-Can FoodBasket and directly combat food insecurity in Toronto’s ACB communities.

Our approach is rooted in the

celebration of cultural diets

Our approach is rooted in the celebration of cultural diets, the promotion of sustainable urban agriculture, and the cultivation of collaborative efforts. We strive to contribute to developing a sustainable B3 food system in Toronto, emphasizing that everyone deserves access to fresh, healthy, and culturally appropriate food. This commitment ensures a profound and enduring impact within our community.

People Driven

Our work is for the people, by the people

The right to food

Recognized in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights as part of the right to an adequate standard of living

Committed to Health & Wellness

Food-insecure adults are more vulnerable to chronic conditions, with the risk increasing with the severity of food insecurity

Programs And Services

Black-Led, Black-Serving, Black-Mandated

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Food Security
Black Food Access Program

Aimed at alleviating food insecurity within African, Caribbean, and Black communities across the GTA. Afri-Can FoodBasket provides crucial support to those in need through bi-weekly pop-up food pantries and free deliveries of fresh, culturally sensitive fruits, vegetables, and staples.

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Sustainable Agriculture
Ujamaa Learning Farm

Established by Afri-Can FoodBasket in 2012 in Toronto’s North West, this 1-acre urban farm embodies the organization’s dedication to Black Food Sovereignty and the broader goal of creating equitable access to healthy food options for Black children and youth.

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Health & Wellness
Food As Medicine

Promoting health and wellness through food literacy and nutrition initiatives with a special focus on cultural relevance and accessibility. Through innovative programming, strategic collaborations, and a commitment to education and engagement within African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities across the GTA.

A Look Inside Ujamaa Learning Farm

Growing Fresh, Organic Vegetables
To Reduce Hunger is Food Sovereignty

Meet Our Executive Director

Zakiya Tafari

Zakiya Tafari’s journey exemplifies profound dedication and visionary leadership in championing food justice and sovereignty within Toronto’s African, Caribbean, and Black communities. Deeply invested in the mission of the Afri-Can FoodBasket, Zakiya has been instrumental in pioneering a progressive food movement that underscores the importance of cultural diets, sustainable urban agriculture, and collaborative efforts to advance health, wellness, and social enterprise.

Zakiya has demonstrated remarkable adeptness in navigating the nonprofit sector, highlighting the value of lived experience and a deep-seated commitment to fostering positive change within the African, Caribbean, Black Community.

Sherwin Bylden - Afri-Can FoodBasket President

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From Our Experience

News and Articles

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Food and justice: Black Canadians and food insecurity​

In 2022, according to Statistics Canada, 38% of Black families were food insecure, which was twice the rate for white families and even surpassed the rate for other racialized families. But this is just where the story begins.

Afri-Can FoodBasket (AFB) is a Toronto-based non-profit organization committed to reducing hunger, enhancing cultural food access, and promoting health and wellness through food and nutrition initiatives within African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities in the GTA.

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416-832-5639

info@africanfoodbasket.ca

Ujamaa Learning Farm

4929 Jane St,
North York, ON
M3N 2K8

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