Elephant Thoughts Annual Report 2020-2021

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BY ELEPHANTTHOUGHTS

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I S T R U L Y A N H O N O U R A N D A J O Y T O S E R V E I N T H IS R O L E .

I NCREDIBLY

HARD WORK, LONG HOURS, MANY CHALLENGES, BUT THE

REWARD OF FEELING PROUD OF WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY, OF BEING SURROUNDED BY INCREDIBLE PEOPLE, OF MAKING A LIVING GENUINELY SERVING OTHERS IS MORE FULFILLING THAN ANY OTHER TYPE OF REMUNERATION.

OF

COURSE, WE DID NOT EXPECT TO BE SPENDING ANOTHER WHOLE YEAR FACING THE CHALLENGES CREATED BY THE PANDEMIC, BUT

HERE WE ARE.

F OR E T

IT HAS MEANT TURNING EVERY ASPECT OF OUR REGULAR PROGRAMMING UPSIDE DOWN.

T H A T W O R K L I V E , I N C L A S S R O O M S A L O N G S I D E Y O U T H , E V E R Y T H I NG W E U S E D T O D O W A S H A N D S - O N .

IN- PERSON MEANT REINVENTING EACH OF OUR OFFERINGS. REDUCED TO ONLY

10%,

AS

B EING

C O L LI N G W O O D C L O S E D T O D R O P I N S F O R T H E E N T I R E Y E A R , A N D S C H O O L F U N D R A I S I N G F O R O U R C O M P L E T E L Y S H U T D O W N . L I K E W I S E , A R E A S O F O U R R E VE N U E G E N E R A T I O N , I N C L U D I N G O U R S H O R T - T E R M NON- EXISTENT. C ONFERENCES WERE CANCELED, OUR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WERE BOTH PUT ON S K Y R O C K E T E D . T H E C O N S T A N T C L O S U R E S M A D E I T V E R Y D I F F I C U L T F O R U S T O A C H I E V E O U R G O A LS .

YOUTH

PROPERTY RENTAL, WERE P A U S E , A L L W H IL E C O S T S

2 0 2 0 - 2 0 W2E W1 E R EAA B LENT ONA DU AL R E PORT APT AND FIND SOLUTIONS LARGELY IN WE

7 0 % . O UR

OVERSEAS PARTNERS WAS

THESE CHALLENGES, WE PERSEVERE.

STANDING RELATIONSHIPS.

ARE EDUCATORS

A R E S U L T O F R E S T R I CT I O N S O U R N A T I O N A L S U M M E R C A M P P R O G R A M W A S

OUR REGULAR NATIONAL IN- SCHOOL SUPPORT PROGRAMS WERE REDUCED BY MORE THAN

CENTRE IN

D ESPITE

WE

UNABLE TO OPERATE

PART THANKS TO LONG

W E R E G I V E N T H E O P P O R T U N I T Y T O L E A R N , T E S T A N D D E S I G N N E W P R O G R A M S A N D A V E N U E S T H A T W I LL

BE PART OF OUR ORGANIZATION FOR YEARS TO COME.

I SOLATED

OR NOT WE FOUND WAYS TO BUILD COMMUNITY.

D UE

TO LOSING INCOME

I N S O M A N Y A R E A S , W I TH A C O M M I T M E N T T O N O T S A C R I FI C E A S I N G L E M E M B E R O F O U R I N C R E D I B L E T E A M W E W E R E F O R C E D T O S E E K NEW PARTNERS AND OPPORTUNITIES.

S O M E T H I N G W E W E R E U L T I MA T E L Y S U C C E S S F U L W I TH .

2 0 -2 1 , A B S O L U T E L Y T H E R E W E R E H A R D S H I P S , T O U G H D E C I S I O N S , M I S T A K E S , I N C R E A S E D W O R K L O A D S , S T R E S S AND MORE, BUT THROUGH THOSE DIFFICULT TIMES WE GREW, WE EVOLVED, WE LEARNED, WE REINVENTED ASPECTS OF OURSELVES AND A S A R E S U L T I B E L I E V E W E A R E A B E T T E R O R G A N I Z A T I O N F O R I T A L L T H IS W A S M A D E P O S S I B LE B Y O N E O F T H E H A R D E S T W O R K I N G A N D PASSIONATE TEAMS I COULD EVER I MAGINE. , ALONGSIDE AN INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY OF E LEPHANT T HOUGHTS FRIENDS AND S U P P O R T E R S . W E S O A P P R E C I A T E Y O U A L L . L E T ’ S H O P E N E X T Y E A R ’ S A N N U A L R E P O R T D O E S N O T H A VE M E N T I O N O F C O V I D I N I T .

AS

WE LOOK BACK ON

J EREMY R HODES E XECUTIVE D IRECTOR

DE DIC ATIO N Elephant Thoughts is dedicated to all children and youth facing barriers through its mission to promote equality, reduce poverty and improve opportunity through educational experiences, support and outreach.

P RO L O G UE IT

I S T R U L Y A N H O N O U R A N D A J O Y T O S E R V E I N T H IS R O L E .

I NCREDIBLY

HARD WORK, LONG HOURS, MANY CHALLENGES, BUT THE

REWARD OF FEELING PROUD OF WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY, OF BEING SURROUNDED BY INCREDIBLE PEOPLE, OF MAKING A LIVING GENUINELY SERVING OTHERS IS MORE FULFILLING THAN ANY OTHER TYPE OF REMUNERATION.

OF

COURSE, WE DID NOT EXPECT TO BE SPENDING ANOTHER WHOLE YEAR FACING THE CHALLENGES CREATED BY THE PANDEMIC, BUT

HERE WE ARE.

F OR E T

IT HAS MEANT TURNING EVERY ASPECT OF OUR REGULAR PROGRAMMING UPSIDE DOWN.

T H A T W O R K L I V E , I N C L A S S R O O M S A L O N G S I D E Y O U T H , E V E R Y T H I NG W E U S E D T O D O W A S H A N D S - O N .

IN- PERSON MEANT REINVENTING EACH OF OUR OFFERINGS. REDUCED TO ONLY

10%,

AS

B EING

C O L LI N G W O O D C L O S E D T O D R O P - I N S F O R T H E E N T I R E Y E A R , A N D S C H O O L F U N D R A I S I N G F O R O U R C O M P L E T E L Y S H U T D O W N . L I K E W I S E , A R E A S O F O U R R E VE N U E G E N E R A T I O N , I N C L U D I N G O U R S H O R T - T E R M NON- EXISTENT. C ONFERENCES WERE CANCELLED , OUR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WERE BOTH PUT ON S K Y R O C K E T E D . T H E C O N S T A N T C L O S U R E S M A D E I T V E R Y D I F F I C U L T F O R U S T O A C H I E V E O U R G O A LS .

THESE CHALLENGES, WE PERSEVERE.

STANDING RELATIONSHIPS.

WE

WE

ARE EDUCATORS

A R E S U L T O F R E S T R I CT I O N S O U R N A T I O N A L S U M M E R C A M P P R O G R A M W A S

OUR REGULAR NATIONAL IN- SCHOOL SUPPORT PROGRAMS WERE REDUCED BY MORE THAN

CENTRE IN

D ESPITE

WE

UNABLE TO OPERATE

7 0 % . O UR

YOUTH

OVERSEAS PARTNERS WAS

PROPERTY RENTAL, WERE P A U S E , A L L W H IL E C O S T S

W E R E A B LE T O A D A P T A N D F I N D S O L U T I O N S L A R G E L Y I N P A R T T H A N K S T O L O N G

W E R E G I V E N T H E O P P O R T U N I T Y T O L E A R N , T E S T A N D D E S I G N N E W P R O G R A M S A N D A V E N U E S T H A T W I LL

BE PART OF OUR ORGANIZATION FOR YEARS TO COME.

I SOLATED

OR NOT WE FOUND WAYS TO BUILD COMMUNITY.

D UE

TO LOSING INCOME

I N S O M A N Y A R E A S , W I TH A C O M M I T M E N T T O N O T S A C R I FI C E A S I N G L E M E M B E R O F O U R I N C R E D I B L E T E A M W E W E R E F O R C E D T O S E E K NEW PARTNERS AND OPPORTUNITIES.

AS

WE LOOK BACK ON

2 0 -2 1 ,

S OMETHING

A B S O LU T E L Y

W E W E R E U L T I MA T E L Y S U C C E S S F U L W I TH .

THERE WERE HARDSHIPS, TOUGH DECISIONS, MISTAKES, INCREASED WORKLOADS, STRESS

AND MORE, BUT THROUGH THOSE DIFFICULT TIMES WE GREW, WE EVOLVED, WE LEARNED, WE REINVENTED ASPECTS OF OURSELVES AND AS A RESULT

I

PASSIONATE

TEAMS

SUPPORTERS.

B E L I E V E W E A R E A B E T T E R O R G A N I Z A T I O N F O R I T.

WE

I

COULD

EVER

I M A G I N E,

SO APPRECIATE YOU ALL.

J EREMY R HODES E XECUTIVE D IRECTOR

L ET’ S

ALONGSIDE

AN

AL L T H IS

W A S M A D E P O S S I B LE B Y O N E O F T H E H A R D E S T W O R K I N G A N D

INCREDIBLE

COMMUNITY

HOPE NEXT YEAR’ S ANNUAL REPORT DOES

E LEPHANT T HOUGHTS FRIENDS N O T H A VE M E N T I O N O F C O V I D I N I T .

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AND

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ERE CONTINUES THE STORY OF

J IRU

AND FRIENDS.

W HERE THAT UNLIKELY PACK IS HEADED? W ELL THAT ALL DEPENDS. T HIS YEAR HAS BEEN CHALLENGING LIKE THE ONE THAT CAME PRIOR, UNPRECEDENTED CHANGE, THE OUTCOME SEEMED DIRE. H O W D R A S T I C A S H I F T ? N O O N E C O U L D H A VE F O R E T O L D .

T HE WORLD NOW LOOKS DIFFERENT FOR THE YOUNG AND THE OLD. W E SAW A YEAR PLAGUED BY ILLNESS, AND FEAR W I T H G L I M M E R S O F H O P E , W A S T H E E N D F I N A L LY N E A R ?

S C H O O L S L O C K E D U P T I GH T , Y O U T H S T U C K I N S I D E , F A M I L I E S S T R U G G LI N G T O K E E P E N D S T I E D , T H E W O R L D W I DE .

O F ALL THOSE UNDER PRESSURE YOUTH TOOK MUCH OF THE BRUNT, M E N T A L H E A L T H I S S U E S S O A R I NG , C O M I N G C E N T R E A N D F R O N T W E SAW A MAN BEG FOR AIR, NECK UNDER KNEE A MOVEMENT ROSE FROM HIS ASHES FOR RACIAL EQUALITY. W E S A W G E N D E R U N R A V E L , T H E D A WN O F A N A G E ?

N ORMS CRUMBLED TO ALLOW FOR A TURN OF THE PAGE. H E A R T S B R O K E R O U N D T H E W O R L D W H E N A N U N E A R T H I N G R E VE A L E D THE REMAINS OF SMALL CHILDREN WHOSE FATES WERE CONCEALED. A R A G E T H A T L A Y D O R M A N T W O U L D B U B B LE A N D B O I L AS MORE AND MORE SOULS WERE FOUND IN THE SOIL. T H E G L O B E W A S A B L A Z E T H E S I T U A T I ON S E E M E D D I R E A S F O R E S T S F R O M K A M LO O P S T O A T H E N S S E T F I R E L I V ES L O S T B E N E A T H W A T ER F R O M B E L G U I M T O H A I T I A S C L I M A T E C H A N G E B E C A M E A N O V E R W H EL M I N G R E A L I T Y .

Y ES, IT WAS A YEAR FULL OF DARKNESS AND ALL THAT IT BRINGS A HEAVINESS BLANKETS US, BUT FROM DARKNESS HOPE SPRINGS.

CO RE

VA L U E S

At the heart of all that we do are our guiding values.

HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

E N V I R O N M E N TA L S T E WA R D S H I P

We recognize that personal development and mental health are central to life-long learning and sustainable success. We want each individual who interacts with Elephant Thougths to have a healthy, enriching experience that leaves them feeling more confident, and better positioned to take their next step!

We believe that cultural sensitivity, awareness of privilege, empathy, compassion, and knowledge of global issues are important qualities for young students to develop. We strive to equip our program participants with the tools they need to move forward as active contributors to a world with improved equality for all.

We encourage students to explore and engage in activities that make them aware of their impact on our planet. Our goal through thoughtful programming is to foster environmentally literate and conscientious citizens capable of building a bright and healthy future for themselves and their communities.

W ITH

EACH YEAR THAT PASSES WE LEARN AND WE SHIFT

A CHALLENGE CAN ALSO BEEN SEEN AS A GIFT.

W HEN TIMES LOOK BLEAK, THE FUTURE CONCERNING, S T A Y T R U E T O Y O U R V A L U E S , O N E M U S T B E D I S C E R N I N G. S O W I TH H E A R T S O P E N W I DE A N D V A L U E S I N T A C T J IRU AND FRIENDS JOINED IN A PACT. “ W HEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, WE DON’ T SHY AWAY, WE HUNKER DOWN, GET CREATIVE, KEEP DOUBTS AT BAY. ” S URE ENOUGH, HOPE SHE RESURFACED, GLEAMING AND BRIGHT A ND AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL, SHONE A BRILLIANT LIGHT.

PROGRAMMING ET’s approach to programming blends academic support, skills training, and social and emotional development.

Our target audience is youth facing barriers. We integrate strong values of global citizenship, environmental stewardship and the celebration of diversity at every opportunity. While we continue to diversify, much of our programming consistently falls under 3 categories.

ACAD E M IC

SU PPO RT

We support the delivery of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the classroom, through innovative, hands-on learning experiences.

G L O BAL CI T IZ E NSH IP

We encourage and challenge youth to expand their circle of consideration beyond their immediate experience and to care, act, and empathize on a global scale.

100

80%

75 3

.

SK IL L S

T RAININ G

Focused on youth aged 16-25, we provided opportunities to learn special skills and trades under expert guidance. This year, these opportunities included cooking, carpentry, and agriculture.

A S W E W E R E S A Y I N G , W I TH D A R K N E S S C O M E S L I G H T A N D T H O U G H I T W A S T I R I NG J I R U P U T U P A F I G H T K E P T P E R S E V E R I NG , D E S P I T E A L L O F T H E S T R A I N P USHED THROUGH IT ALL AND MADE SIGNIFICANT GAIN O UR COMMUNITY GREW, NEAR AND AFAR A N D W I TH I T O U R I M P A C T …

CORE ACADEMIC SUPPORT ACADEMIC INTERVENTION Support for students in remote communities to complete their high school education, improving graduation rates.

SCIENCE & TECH Workshops and internships to support the delivery of STEM subjects in schools across Canada.

9,100

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP KYP YOUNG GLOBAL CITIZENS

OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING

CHILD FREEDOM PROJECT

Volunteer opportunities and a series of 10 workshops on global, social and Indigenous issues delivered to classrooms across Ontario.

Immersing youth in experiences that encourage a deep understanding and concern for the natural environment on a planetary scale. Including camps, retreats, and forest school.

Encouraging empathy and action towards improved quality of life for all, on a global scale through education, fundraising and international cultural exchange.

14,000

Skills training image

SKILLS TRAINING CODING & ROBOTICS

DIGITAL LITERACY & MEDIA

CULINARY ARTS & BUSINESS

Delivered workshops to youth across Canada with a focus on solving global issues with technology.

Through Girl with a Plan & our Makerspaces youth learned and produced podcasts, videos, websites, social media and digital graphics.

Through internships, retreats & workshops youth learned advanced culinary skills, and the ins and outs of the restauraunt and service business from qualified chefs

SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION

ENTREPRENEURISM

EVENT MANAGEMENT

Youth participated in creating and maintaining an apiary, extensive food gardens, foraging in local environments, sustainable agriculture and butterfly gardens.

Youth groups learned how to created businesses for themselves including a clothing line and several media brands including podcasts and YouTube channels.

Youth were presented with team building challenges to raise funds for real global issues, learning the ins and outs of fundraising events.

RIVERSTONE CAMPUS A new homebase that intrinsically reflects each of our core values and facilitates our future plans.

THE SPACE

A 136 acre working farm and conservation area in Durham Ontario, Riverstone is the coming together of all of Elephant Thoughts’ values and programs.

A place to provde exceptional educational programs, to celebrate diversity, to combat climate change and to optimize our ability to serve our community, locally and abroad.

This year, programs at Riverstone included, Indigenous and culinary Internships, free nature school, youth retreats, summer camps, cultural events, and more.

SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION

With an extensive community garden, apiary, and acres of organic agricultural land make for incredible educational resources and the opportunity to give back to local families in need through the foodbank.

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

The grounds and facilities provide a wonderful space for demonstrating the organization’s relationship with the natural environment and how important it is to respect it.

EVENTS & RETREAT SPACE

INTERORGANIZATIONAL

This spring / summer the campus was a buzz with activity from Indigenous youth retreats, to subsidized summer camps, to cultural fundraising events and paid internships for youth facing barriers.

Our goal with the Riverstone campus is to never let it sit dormant. One of the ways we plan to make the most of this incredible resource is to offer it to likeminded organizations free of charge.

PARTNERSHIPS

D OWN

A DUSTY DIRT ROAD AT THE END OF THE LINE,

W H E R E C L A Y B A N K S D I P A N D W I ND , L I N E D I N P I N E Y O U W I LL F I N D

J IRU

AND FRIENDS MOST ANY OLD DAY

T ENDING TO GARDENS, HOSTING YOUTH AND WORKING T H I S S P E C I A L S P A C E W I TH D O O R S O P E N W I DE H AS BECOME A HOMEBASE THAT IS ONE OF A KIND.

AWAY.

G ROWING AND MORPHING THE SPACE IS ALIVE T HERE ARE WORKSHOPS AND GARDENS, AN ACTIVE BEEHIVE. T HERE IS SPACE TO HOST FRIENDS, TO MAKE AND BAKE BREAD. O N E A N D A L L W E L C O M E T O S H A R E I N T H IS N E W F O U N D HOMESTEAD. A P L A C E W H E R E S H A R I NG O U R V A L U E S C O M E S N A T U R A LL Y , O NE WHERE OUR IMPACT CAN BE FELT CLOSE AND INTERNATIONALLY.

KIMBERCOTE CAMPUS

A bustling natural space for building community, spreading values of environmental stewardship and giving back.

THE SPACE

The Kimbercote Campus boasts 37 Acres of forested land in the heart of the Beaver Valley. Several educational buildings, nature trails, environmental learning stations and a new meeting space complete the property that is open to the public. A new learning and meeting centre is nearing completion on the property and will add to the spaces’ utility and accessibility.

Our intention for the property and all of its varied spaces is for collaborative learning.

The Kimbercote Campus is positioned ideally to support our mandates of global citizenship and environmental stewardship.

NEW FACILITIES & NEW HORIZONS

COMMUNITY BUILDING

The first phase of the new education facility is complete and will be the future home of events and workshops meant to foster an improved relationship with the environment for local and visiting youth and their families.

The space is used for hosting free community events centred around educating guests about the environment, science, and sustainable agriculture.

The space allows us to provide free access to nature-based schools for families facing barriers and to subsidize the operations of two local schools serving children aged 18 months to 12 years of age.

Butterfly gardens, nature trails, and animal interaction, make up this gigantic outdoor classroom.

The campus trails are open to the public, and the grounds provide a wonderful space for demonstrating our relationship with the natural environment.

SUPPORT FOR NATURE BASED EDUCATION

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

AS

WE CONTINUE ALONG ON THIS HAPPIER NOTE

LET’ S STOP AT A PLACE THAT WE CALL

H ERE,

O V E R L O O K I NG

K IMBERCOTE.

THE VALLEY BELOW

OUR ESCARPMENT HEMMED VISION CONTINUES TO GROW.

A

CENTRE FOR LEARNING, FOR SHARING IDEAS AND DREAMS

F O R O B S E R V I N G I N N A T U R E B E T W E E N P I N E S , O A K S A N D S T R E A M S.

A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING, THE FINISH LINE NEARS A LABOUR OF LOVE FORMED THROUGH THE YEARS T HIS YEAR WE SAW FRIENDSHIPS MULTIPLY AND EXPAND. W ITH LIKEMINDED PARTNERS WE WALK HAND IN HAND. T OWARD EDUCATION IN NATURE, BENEATH FRESH OPEN SKY WHERE CHILDREN BLOSSOM TO LEADERS, SPREAD WINGS AND T OWARD SIMILAR GOALS OF A PLANET PROTECTED, WE SHARE THIS SPACE AS A PEOPLE CONNECTED.

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MAKERSPACES & COLLINGWOOD YOUTH CENTRE THE SPACE

The Collingwood Youth Centre is billed as a Makerspace for Changemakers.

The well-equipped facility houses a teaching kitchen, sound recording, and engineering studio, digital production lab, filmmaking, and drop-in centre. It is a safe, fun space for all.

Welcoming youth of all races, sexual orientations, and beliefs.

Elephant Thoughts provides 95% of its $250,000 annual operating budget through grant writing as well as loaning staff, equipment and programming. The centrally located purpose-built space was gifted to the initiative by Ray and Winnifred Smith of Collingwood, Ontario.

COVID IMPACT

DIGITAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT

The CYC was forced to close its doors to drop-ins for nearly the entire year. This heavily impacted the centre’s ability to serve its community. Virtual programming and small groups were accommodated through specific programming.

Small groups of youth were provided the opportunity to access the centre in accordance with current COVID policies.

These youth produced podcasts, video projects, digital murals, and learned other digital skills.

YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Despite massive setbacks due to COVID restrictions, this year saw small groups of youth flourish in the development of several small brands and businesses. A community canteen was also set up, youth will operate all aspects of the canteen and proceeds will support the centre.

VIRTUAL SKILL BUILDING PROGRAMS

Virtual programs were offered through the centre, including culinary arts workshops and internships, website building, podcast producing, graphic design and digital illustration, and photography among other skills were delivered to youth in their homes.

T HOUGH NOT AS WE PLANNED IT, NO NOT AT ALL. . .

I T WAS A YEAR OF SMALL TRIUMPHS BETWEEN THESE FOUR WALLS! G IVE THEM A MIC AND A PLATFORM AND THEY’ LL BLOW YOU AWAY, A PANDEMIC COULDN’ T SILENT WHAT THESE YOUTH HAD TO SAY. F ROM COOKING, TO CODING AND ALL THAT IN BETWEEN, THEY LEARNED AND CREATED FROM BEHIND THEIR SMALL SCREENS. W E ARE PROUD TO REPORT THAT LOCKING THE DOORS COULDN’ T KEEP OUT THE LIGHT. W E’ LL SAY IT AGAIN: YOUTH ARE THE FUTURE AND BOY IT LOOKS BRIGHT.

CHILD FREEDOM PROJECT Child Freedom Project is a platform for Canadian teachers designed to build meaningful relationships with international partners through learning, relationships and fundraising. This year public health regulations and school boards across the country disallowed most classrooms from fundraising, with a few exceptions. In the face of huge limitations we saw incredible resilience and resourcefullness from youth who joined forces from classrooms in Canada and youth centres in Africa to work together to raise money in a live, virtual format. We saw teachers show interest and engage with our learning materials and developed relationships with three small, international organizations to better serve international partners and create meaningful connections with students at home.

INTERNATIONAL HUBS HAITI

T AN Z A N I A

PHILIPPINES

Located in Cayes Jacmel our relationship with Devoted to Children Foundation will help us to support environmental and educational efforts initiated by youth facing barriers in the region. Supporting extra-curicular opportunities and environmental education will be the focus of this relationship.

Through our relationship on the ground with youth centre facilitators at the Amka Arts Centre, in Iringa, Tanzania, we are positioned to serve the Centre as well as other local individuals and groups with small fundraising goals. Our current focus in Tanzania is on youth skill building.

Our Philippines hub, through Volunteers for the Visayas, is located south of Tacloban, in one of the world’s most disaster prone regions. By connecting classes in Canada with youth in the Philippines, we hope to create enhanced learning experience with a focus on climate change and human rights indicators.

W HILE

ROADBLOCKS WERE MANY AND GIANT STRIDES FEW

THIS YEAR HAS MADE ONE THING BLATANTLY TRUE.

WE

ARE GLOBAL CITIZENS, OUR LIVES INTERTWINED,

CLIMATE CHANGE, PANDEMICS, SOCIAL ISSUES THEY BIND.

E MPATHY

THROUGH EDUCATION WILL HELP US TO GROW,

THE BETTER WE BECOME, THE MORE THAT WE KNOW.

WE

ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO CONNECT, LEARN AND ACT

UNDERSTANDING THEIR ACTIONS HAVE GLOBAL IMPACT.

DOLLARS AND CENTS REVENUE

TOTAL EXPENSES

2020

2021

3315283

72307 2329438 27452 1144670 -3573867

2020

2021 21744 12667 108749 25067 525 1135659 41888 55702 25170 64193 21187 33333 104620 28011 33817 31455 990823 291816 89338 3115764

Please see our website for full financial spreadsheets.

GRANTS & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

PROPERTY REVENUE

INC O M E DONATIONS

EDUCATION SUPPORT CONTRACTS

PENSES -

A L B E R TA

MANITOBA

Alexander First Nation - Morinville Conklin First Nation Loon River First Nation - Red Earth Creek

Northlands Denesuline First Nation - Lac Brochet Skownan First Nation

BRITISH COLUMBIA

1

Bridge River Indian Band Gingolx First Nation Kamloops First Nation Lax Kw’alaams Band McLeod Lake Indian Band Neskonlith Indian Band - Salmon Arm Siska Indian Band - Lytton Tzeachten First Nation - Chilliwac

1

YUKON

Teslin First Nation

NEW BRUNSWICK Eel River Bar First Nation Elsipogtog First Nation Indian Island First Nation Kingsclear First Nation Oromocto First Nation Pabineau First Nation Perth-Andover Andover Tobique Narrows - Tobique First Nation

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Liidlii Kue First Nation - Fort Simpson

8 3

1

N O VA S C O T I A

2

11 39

10

1 4

LOCAL INTERNATIONAL

QUEBEC

I N T E R N AT I O N A L Cambodia Haiti Philippines Tanzania

NATIONAL

Cree Nation of Chisasibi Cree Nation of Eastmain Cree Nation of Mistissini Cree Nation of Nemaska Cree Nation Ouje-Bougoumou Cree Nation of Waskaganish Cree Nation of Waswanipi Cree Nation of Wemindji Cree Nation of Whapmagoostui Long Point First Nation - Winneway Timiskaming First Nation - Notre-Dame-du-Nord

S A S K AT C H E WA N Sandy Bay First Nation

PEI

Lennox Island First Nation - Ellerslie

Millbrook First Nation - Truro Shubenacadie Sipekne'katik First Nation - Indian Brook Hardwood Lands

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