Bled Future Achievers Leadership Forum

Uniting Voices, Cultivating Change

WHAT IT IS

The Bled Future Achievers Leadership Forum is an all-expenses paid 7-day national gathering of 10-12 Black and Indigenous community leaders, aged 14 to 18, representing communities across the nation.

Partners

The Forum is run in partnership with the Univresity of Ottawa Faculty of Social Sciences.

Leadership

Participants will engage with Black and Indigenous professionals and mentors through roundtables, workshops and 1-on-1 discussions to explore different educational, vocational and leadership opportunities available during and after high school.

Self-Exploration

Participants will challenge themselves in workshops that build self-worth and self-love through relationship-building, communication, self-advocacy, life and career exploration, and leadership development.

Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD)

Participants will use the ABCD approach to assess the strengths, resources, skills, and experiences you possess to organize and mobilize positive change within your community.

Confidence

Participants will challenge themselves in workshops that build self-worth and self-love through relationship-building, communication, self-advocacy, life and career exploration, and leadership development.

Cross-Community Collaboration

Participants will have the opportunity to connect with other Black and Indigenous youth from around the country, build meaningful relationships, and explore the benefits of cross-community collaboration in building a kinder and safer world for all.

Deadline

Eligibility

The next BFALF will take place in summer 2025. Keep an eye out on our social media for more information.

  • Be a high school student between the ages of 14 and 18 years residing in Canada;

  • Be either African, Black, Caribbean, First Nations, Inuit, or Métis origin;  

  • Have demonstrated the capacity and potential to develop as agents of social change