Investing in People: Community & Training Programs Ilisaqsivik Society Community Counsellor Program
Community Investment As part of Baffinland’s commitment to supporting education and healthy living in Nunavut, Baffinland’s school lunch program provides up to $300,000 annually in funding to be shared by school in the impacted communities in North Baffin.
In 2020, five, $5,000 scholarships were awarded to Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement and pursuing a post-secondary education.
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Baffinland and the QIA have been working closely with the Ilisaqsivik Society to design and implement a Community Counselor Program. This partnership has allowed Ilisaqsivik to increase the availability of culturally and linguistically relevant counselling services in Nunavut and also to increase the number of trained Inuit counsellors who are able to provide counselling services in Inuktitut. With the restrictions from COVID-19, the Ilisaqsivik Society adjusted their programming to include virtual services as well as in-community services. For more on the Ilisaqsivik Society, visit www.ilisaqsivik.ca
For more information on the school lunch program, contact Baffinland’s Assistant Manager, Northern Affairs, Devin Aviungana at devin.aviugana@baffinland.com
Investing in People: Community & Training Programs
Community School Lunch Program As part of Baffinland’s commitment to supporting education and healthy living in Nunavut, Baffinland’s school lunch program provides up to $300,000 annually in funding to be shared by school in the North Baffin communities. One such school to utilize this program is the Ataguttaaluk Elementary School in Igloolik, where roughly 40,000 meals were served to students until the COVD-19 pandemic interrupted the 2019-20 school year. The daily meals provide the school’s Kindergarten to Grade 7 students with healthy choices, including Country foods when they were available from the Igloolik Hunters and Trappers Organization. Members of Ataguttaaluk Elementary School’s staff volunteered to offer an after-school food preparation class for older students. Students worked with teachers and school administration to prepare and distribute the meals, as well as clean up afterwards, while learning about nutrition, cooking and food sanitation.
