For the last 50 years, CWY-JCM has been a leader for young people. Over the next 10 years, CWY-JCM plans to continue to focus it’s impact within four key pillars, while still keeping youth at the center.
Empowerment & Experience for Indigenous Communities
Guided by the recommendations of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission and in partnership with Indigenous organizations, CWY-JCM has promoted a collaborative relationship with Canadian Indigenous communities and incorporated Indigenous values into our methodology. We work with young people to promote education and sustainable livelihoods through experiential learning to broaden their perspectives and empower Indigenous Communities around the world.
Environmental Sustainability
CWY-JCM knows that environmental change begins in our own backyards. In partnership with governments and environmental sustainability groups, CWY-JCM promotes green entrepreneurship and empowers youth to become leaders in promoting environmental protection, preservation, and conservation.
Empowerment of Young Women & Girls
Gender equality is a right, and every country has work to do to close the gap. Addressing this issue is a critical part of ending poverty and inequality in Canada and around the world. CWY-JCM programming addresses barriers preventing gender equality and empowers young women and girls to move past them.
Sustainable Livelihood & Entrepreneurship
CWY-JCM has almost five decades of experience addressing the needs of youth, teaching them to build sustainable livelihoods through employment skills and entrepreneurship training, and empowering youth to secure meaningful employment or start businesses. Within CWY-JCM programming, young people are not only beneficiaries but also key innovators and impact contributors.
If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it is that we are all interconnected, and investments made in programs like ours are the best way to connect and develop partnerships that will empower young people.
As we embark on our next 50 years, we are calling on alumni to support us in creating programming that will continue to be innovative to train the next generation of leaders. We need alumni to share how CWY-JCM has impacted your life!
For those who are hearing about CWY-JCM for the first time, our programs have been credited in part to the tremendous reputation Canadians have when traveling overseas. We have helped Canada’s priorities abroad, in business and development. This year specifically, we are seeking private investments to put Canada at the forefront of the COVID rebuild worldwide.
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By: Susan Handrigan, President and CEO
