ABOUT US
The African and Caribbean International Leadership Conference (ACILC), is a 501 C3 Tax Exempt Non-Profit Organization in Washington D.C established to promote transformational leadership, economic development and programs to advance the welfare of African and Caribbean Indigenous people within the United States and around the globe. Over the past eleven years under the Caribbean and African Faith-Based Leadership Conference (CAFBLC), the organization has engaged in numerous domestic and international initiatives to build bridges with faith-based organizations, governments, and bilateral organizations. to foster access and support for missions and services to our global African and Caribbean Communities. We are committed to advocacy for institutions and individuals who are victimized by religious persecution, hunger, civilian onslaught, racial discrimination, and other human rights violations. CAFBLC facilitates connections with the White House Faith-Based Cabinet Offices, the Office of Public Engagement, the US Congress, Embassies, the World Bank, and the IMF Faith-Engagement Division to create opportunities for economic development, peace, youth advancement, and unbiased access to good healthcare, education, and development priorities to address existing needs and emerging threats to safety and security and mental health challenges.
CAFBLC has demonstrated through its multiple programs, conferences, and platform that facilitating mission connections, partnerships, and civic engagement activities are efficient models for mobilizing resources, action, and building bilateral relationships throughout Africa, the Caribbean, the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. We look forward to new partnerships and opportunities to continue our vision to promote transformational leadership and economic development.
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the World Bank Faith Engagement Office recognized the work of CAFBLC as one of the significant faith-based organizations that effectively forecasted needs assessments and mobilized financial and medical aid resources for victims in over 25 nations. The organization has also been instrumental in brokering financial support from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and other state and federal agencies. These include: COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans, grants, and unemployment benefits by providing technical assistance to faith, civic, and diaspora organizations, small and medium-sized business owners, and sole proprietors. In addition, the organization has spearheaded other initiatives to mobilize state and federal support for pandemic resources that have benefited the food pantries of several diaspora churches and NGOs. CAFBLC has also mobilized financial aid to assist with the cost of various medical, nutrition, and welfare programs of civil society organizations within the diaspora and also in Africa and the Caribbean.