Update on the Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement
Jan. 31, 2019 7:30 a.m.
The Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement needs to move. Come and hear from Pia herself about the challenges they are facing and how you might help.
Businesses as a force for Good - How businesses are changing the World.
Feb. 07, 2019
Baka – Speaker for Feb. 7th meeting, 6:30 pm. Rafik Riad "Buy Good Feel Good", Centre for Social Innovation. “Businesses as a force for Good - How businesses are changing the World.”
The talk will explore the rising trend of social enterprises and how they contribute to global development and poverty reduction. Using his own experience, Rafik will highlight the main criticism to mainstream development models and provide the audience with Canadian examples of social enterprises that are doing good at home and abroad.
Rafik has studied and worked in Canada, Egypt, Germany, England, and Tanzania on issues related to poverty, environment, climate change, and tourism. Rafik co-founded SALT, a fair trade social enterprise working with several communities in Africa and Latin America. Realizing that there was little done to promote fair trade and social enterprises in North America, Rafik shifted his focus to help create an enabling environment for social enterprises to thrive and founded the "Buy Good. Feel Good." Expo in 2014 and BGFG Events in 2018.
This summer I was privileged to join a Rotarian-sponsored summit dedicated to "ending ultra-poverty by 2030." This Rotarian commitment to a population that is both very neglected, and very hard to reach is profoundly commendable.
Today I'm asking you to consider taking a specific action connected to that commitment.
Inspirations Studio at 2480 Dundas St W. is a ceramics-based program for marginalised women.
The members of the Studio have been impacted by poverty, trauma, homelessness, mental and physical health and/or addiction issues. The Studio’s core mission is to facilitate improvements in members’ lives through the making and selling of pottery. Through skill-building and creative practice, women gain a sense of self-confidence, dignity and stability, a connection with community, supplemental income, and a new way to engage with the world, as
The members of the Studio have been impacted by poverty, trauma, homelessness, mental and physical health and/or addiction issues. The Studio’s core makers.Inspirations Studio at 2480 Dundas St W. is a ceramics-based program for marginalised women.mission is to facilitate improvements in members’ lives through the making and selling of pottery. Through skill-building and creative practice, women gain a sense of self-confidence, dignity and stability, a connection with community, supplemental income, and a new way to engage with the world, as makers.
Story Pod Project - Grassroots Transformation of Civic Space
May 16, 2019
Newmarket’s story pod was launched in 2015 in partnership with HollisWealth Inc., AKB, Scholastic and the Newmarket Public Library. The pod welcomes residents and visitors to read, learn, find inspiration, share stories and engage with the community. In turn. During the day, two of the walls pivot open like the covers of a book, welcoming people inside or to gather around the front. Visitors can take or leave something to read, or lounge quietly on the built-in seating. At night, when the doors are locked, recessed, energy efficient LED lights, powered by concealed, self-sustaining solar panels on the roof, glow through the lattice work like a lantern, providing ambience for night markets or community events.
The Twende Initiative: Available, Affordable, and Accessible Mentruation - Removing the Stigma
May 23, 2019
Sabrina is a dedicated advocate for women's empowerment and health rights. As Co-Founder and Executive Director of Femme International, Sabrina is working to promote women's health through education across East Africa, with a specific focus on menstrual health & hygien. The Twende Initiative: Available, Affordable, and Accessible Menstruation, and it makes reusable cups and pads available at affordable prices, conducts workshops and training sessions on how to use them, and educates and engages boys and men about menstruation to help de-stigmatize it.
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