Immigrant-led foundation announces a commitment to serve underrepresented communities

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:29:52 +0000

The multi-generational Srinarayanathas Foundation has announced a significant commitment of $2 million+ to support underrepresented communities in Canada, starting with a commitment of $300,000 over three years to the Century Initiative.

Inspired by its own immigrant roots, the Foundation takes a culturally responsive approach to giving back by prioritising all eight pillars of wellness – physical, social, emotional, occupational, financial, spiritual, intellectual, and environmental – often overlooked when thinking about the experiences of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour in Canada and vulnerable populations around the world – and the profound holistic actions required to transform their lived realities.

The Foundation is led by Muraly Srinarayanathas, who came to Winnipeg, Canada as a seven-year-old with his grandparents. Srinarayanthas believes in the importance of ensuring that diverse communities have a voice in public spaces.

“We are committed to promoting widespread awareness of all our foundation stands for and actively working to improve outcomes for underrepresented communities while doing our part to build a bigger and bolder Canada that will be an even more inclusive, prosperous, and influential nation. We are specifically supporting civic engagement, education, healthcare, and creative arts with an intentional focus on communities of colour here at home and vulnerable populations around the world,” he says.

The family has a history of supporting numerous organizations including the Urban Alliance on Race Relations to seed the inaugural cohort of Filipino and Tamil Youth Fellowships at Toronto’s City Council and The Endowed Chair in Tamil Studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough, the first of its kind in Canada..

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