COMMUNITY members are encouraged to get involved in projects offered by Capilano University's Global Stewardship Program dedicated to helping local high school students change their world and themselves.
According to a written statement, there are three years left for the United Nations to reach the Millennium Development Goals, a set of eight goals that address international development issues ranging from eradicating poverty to improving maternal health.
With that in mind, representatives of Capilano's Global Stewardship Program created three projects - Justice High, Change Pilotz, and Passport2Action - delivered by Capilano students to secondary school students across the province. The projects, now in their second year, are supported with a grant from the Canadian International Development Agency's public engagement fund.
Justice High is a day-long series of workshops and presentations by guest speakers delivered in high schools on the MDGs. Upcoming workshops, open to all students, including those on the North Shore, include: Saturday, March 3 at Bryne Creek secondary, Burnaby; and Saturday, March 31 at J. N. Burnett secondary, Richmond.
The second project is entitled Change Pilotz and sees students embark on a weekend retreat to learn from social entrepreneurs from Canada and Africa. Participants are encouraged to present their own ideas in a similar format to CBC TV's Dragon's Den. Representatives from credit unions, the private sector, and community development projects will have an opportunity to offer seed funding up to $1,000 to get the ideas off the ground. Registration for the next session of Change Pilotz is on now and closes April 7.
Passport2Action sees students receive a volunteer passport that's stamped when they volunteer. Those with enough stamps will be entered in a prize draw. The program will get underway again in September 2012.
For more information on any of these projects, visit www.globalstewproject.org, or contact Hali Downs at 604-328-0872 or halidowns@gmail. com.
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BullyingCanada, a national anti-bullying charity, is accepting applications for the organization's scholarship program.
According to a press release, scholarships are open to students in their final year of high school who have worked to end bullying in their schools and communities. The first round has three $100 scholarships, with more to follow in the months to come. The deadline for applications is March 1. For more information, visit www.bullyingcanada. ca or phone 1-877-352-4497.
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