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MISSION STATEMENT
Africans in both the Diaspora and on the continent find themselves in a world that unduly favors the developed world; and actively prevents them from improving their quality of life. They have entered the 21st century facing the harsh realities of underdevelopment, perpetual poverty, death form curable diseases, mass illiteracy, international marginalization, and dubious opportunity for growth or development that would close the gap between them and the rich. These inadequacies are apparent in the communities of Black masses from Harlem to Los Angeles, Cairo to Capetown, throughout the Caribbean, Latin America and the depths slums of Europe.

Our mission is to restore dreams, dignity, pride, self-esteem, motivation and opportunities for people of African descent living in impoverished and underprivileged communities in the greater Los Angeles area and around the world through research, analysis, design and implementation of cultural, social welfare and development exchange projects.

There is an adage saying that, “One who fails to plan is planning to fail”. Without a well articulated plan, put on paper, the best ideas are dreams. Many great ideas and dreams have gone unfulfilled and many more are going unfulfilled today because it the lack of a properly formulated and clearly defined plans of action. As someone put it, “If you don’t know where you are going, you will never know when you get there”. This plan transforms desire into result; and dream into reality.

The concept and ambitions of African Chamber of Commerce & Industry are big; with big challenges to actualize these dreams and goals. But with a clearly defined and realistic plan of action, the doubts and speculations can be lessened, fears challenged, confidence restored, and ultimately ACCI can transform speculators and spectators into active participants.

The institutional profile of African Chamber of Commerce & Industry is embedded in a booklet called “The Manifesto”. In it the organization’s concept, purposes, programs and projects are declared in general terms. The Manifesto is the platform which cornerstones the ACCI.

There is also another booklet entitled “ International Relations Prospectus”, which outlines how the organization will operate in the international arena, the organizations, institutions and peoples with whom it will establish relations and ACCI’s views and intentions with regard to world events.

However, the Manifesto and International Relations Prospectus do not give detailed plans (with few exceptions) as to how these purposes, objectives and programs will be accomplished, the time frame in which they will be accomplished, and how and from whence they will be funded, as well as the caliber and qualifications of the people who will implement these objective, including the immediate operating needs of the organization.

VISION
To create a “One Stop” organizational and informational center that will help actualize the developmental dreams and desires which will ultimately improve the quality of life of all Africans and African-Americans on the continent and in the Diaspora.

GOAL
To continually and collectively improve the quality of life of all Africans through the development, implementation and exchange of cultural, social welfare, technological, industrial and commercial programs and projects.

It is against this background that this Executive Business Plan is written. Here in attempts have been made to define and spell out in specific terms the objective and implementation plans with respect to (ACCI’s) operation, promotion, finance and management strategies. Also included in the executive business plan is a twelve-month operating budget and explanations of each category, as well as calendar of activities and events for the 2004-2005 fiscal year.

The organization intends to apply to the United Nations, United States Department of States, Arab League and the African Union for Non-Governmental Observer (NGO) status. With such status, the organization will be positioned to observe and participate in the deliberations of these institutions, thus creating the opportunity to interact with foreign governments, governmental institutions and other international organizations.