SmallprojectStream impactreport
executivesummary
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
Small Project Stream
2023 Evalutation Reports
Regional Representation of Groups
9 groups Received Funding
33% of grantees Based in On-Reserve Communities
56% of grantees Located in Western Canada
Quantitive Results
Stream Funding Amount by Budget Item Category
*Percentages based on the eight groups that completed their final reports. One grantee did not complete this section.
21%
Funds Used for Honoraria to 48 Indigenous Youth
>20%
Funding Used for Contracts
23%
Funding Used for Project Activities and Supplies
Small Project Stream
2023 Evalutation Reports
Top 5 them activity sessio
10%
of groups ran activities designed to strengthen cultural connection of all activities focused on experiential learning 50%