Indigenous water program aimed at young people and their communities – APTN News
Apr 13, 2022
A Canada-wide Indigenous water initiative is providing young people with an opportunity to tackle water problems in their communities.
According to Kimberly Brown, a Tsimshian water engineer in training and a member of the Lax Kw’alaams Band in British Columbia, the goal of the challenge is ” to create Indigenous youth who want to become water engineers or scientists…”
“It’s just the opportunity for eight communities to participate and solve their own water issues, and it’s judged by their own communities not sure, so it’s very Indigenous-led and Indigenous supported.”
The Indigenous Youth Portable Water Innovation Challenge is a pilot project run by Vancouver-based non-profit Reseau Centre For Mobilization Innovation.
The program is looking for Indigenous youth from Kindergarten to Grade 12 who want to tackle any water challenges their community may be having.
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