2024 Medium Project Stream - Impact Report

medium project stream 2024 impact report

executive summary The Medium Project Stream 2024 distributed a total of $260,000 to 9 Indigenous youth-led projects and initiatives. Creation received 40 proposals from 7 Provinces and Territories, representing a funding request of $1,159,600.

Projects funded through the Medium Project Stream 2024 focused on providing Indigenous youth with opportunities to deepen their connections to culture while also supporting them in building meaningful relationships with other youth and with Elders. Grantees reported that their funding primarily supported them in creating welcoming environments that facilitated relationship building. They also used grant funds to enhance their programming and provide honoraria to program participants and collaborators. Seeing youth actively participating in their programming and excited to engage with each other and with Elders made grantees feel like their projects were a success. Grantees also shared that the intergenerational connections fostered as part of their projects encouraged relationship building amongst other community members and contributed to fostering a stronger sense of community overall. This enhanced sense of community also led to increased community support and collaboration on grantee projects, which helped youth leaders overcome challenges with scheduling, transportation, and inflation. In the end, grantees in the Medium Project Stream saw success in strengthening connections to culture, in fostering intergenerational relationships, building community, and strengthening youth leadership. As a result, grantees also reported an increase in overall youth empowerment and youth engagement.

Report Cover Photos: Indigenous Deaf of Canada Committee

Quantitive Results Medium Project Stream 2024 Evaluation Reports

9 groups Received Funding

56% of projects

Based in On-Reserve Communities

11%

22%

22%

11% 33%

Regional Representation of Groups

Quantitive Results Stream Funding Amount

by Budget Item Category

23%

Budget Item Category

Percentage

Salaries

23%

Honoraria (Youth)

13%

Honoraria (All Others)

12%

Food

12%

Project Supplies

9%

Travel

9%

Administration

6%

Project Activities

5%

Communications

4%

Technology

3%

Contracts

3%

Accomodations

1%

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

Medium Project Stream 2024 Evaluation Reports

Funding for Salaries to 15 Indigenous Youth

25% Funding Used for Youth & Community Honoraria

12% Funding Used for Food and Project Activities

activity session

Top 5 themes Session Theme

% of Grantee Groups*

% of All Sessions*

Cultural Connection

63%

24%

Arts-Based Learning

38%

14%

Relationship Building

50%

12%

Wellness

38%

12%

Leadership

25%

11%

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

One grantee did not complete this section.

2/3

of groups ran activities designed to strengthen cultural connection

14%

of all activities focused on arts-based learning

For inquiries about the medium : : project stream 2024 Shawna Moore, Program Manager of Granting shawna@indigenousyouthroots.ca

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Don’t be afraid to take up space with your culture and your voice. When we worked on this project, I saw how powerful it was for Inuit youth to share stories, songs, and performances on stage. Even if it feels scary at first, your community and your culture give you strength, and people are proud to see you shine.

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—Advice from Medium Project Stream 2024 Grantee

Working on the Safe Water Studios Language Project has shown me that language is more than words. It is the heartbeat of our stories, the bridge between generations, and a way to carry our cultures forward. When we gather, listen, and share, we are not just learning a language, we are keeping our communities connected.

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—Jacob Vickery, Red River Métis, Project Lead