2023 Small Project Stream Impact Report

Small project Stream impact report

2023

executive summary The Small Project Stream 2023 distributed a total of $130,500 in funding to nine Indigenous youth-led projects and initiatives. Creation received 20 proposals from seven provinces and territories, representing a funding request of $302,210.

Grantee projects funded through the Small Project Stream 2023 focused on supporting youth in strengthening connections to their cultures. Youth leaders included cultural teachings into language learning programs, land-based excursions, and arts-based activities. Grantees also worked to create safe and inclusive programming spaces that supported youth in building relationships with other youth and in strengthening connections with community.

Throughout their projects, youth leaders faced scheduling challenges because of factors like participant availability, other commitments, and other community events. Grantees highlighted flexibility and communication as essential tools for navigating challenges, and for maintaining connections with participants during periods without programming. Many grantees also reported that they saw these challenges as learning opportunities, and that overcoming them supported them in strengthening their leadership, communication, and project management skills. Both youth leaders and youth participants also gained cultural and traditional knowledge, which supported them in feeling more connected to their cultures. In the end, grantees in the Small Project Stream saw success in strengthening youth understanding of cultural practices and teachings, building relationships with other youth, enhancing youth leadership, deepening connections to community, and increasing overall youth empowerment.

Report Cover Photos: Left: VYPER - Visionary Youth Peers for Equity and Revitalization Right: Summit Outreach and Counselling

Quantitive Results

9 groups Received Funding

33% of grantees

Based in On-Reserve Communities

Small Project Stream 2023 Evalutation Reports

56% of grantees

Located in Western Canada

11% 22%

22% 11%

22% 11%

Regional Representation of Groups

Quantitive Results

21%

Stream Funding Amount

by Budget Item Category Budget Item Category

Percentage

Honoraria (Youth)

21%

Contracts

19%

Project Activities

13%

Food

12%

Salaries

11%

Project Supplies

10%

Honoraria (All Others)

7%

Administration

4%

Travel

3%

*Percentages based on the eight groups that completed their final reports. One grantee did not complete this section.

Small Project Stream 2023 Evalutation Reports

Funds Used for Honoraria to 48 Indigenous Youth

>20% Funding Used for Contracts

23% Funding Used for Project Activities and Supplies

activity session

Top 5 themes Session Theme

% of Grantee Groups*

% of All Sessions*

Cultural Connection

50%

47%

Experiential Learning

13%

10%

Arts-Based Learning

38%

9%

Food & Cooking

38%

6%

Language Learning

13%

6%

*Percentages based on the eight groups that completed their final reports.

One grantee did not complete this section.

50%

of groups ran activities designed to strengthen cultural connection

10%

of all activities focused on experiential learning