A recent study was undertaken of Miziwe Biik (MB) with the aim of evaluating the organization’s use of microfinance as a tool to help marginalized Aboriginal communities find more sustainable and empowered lifestyles. Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training...
Over the past century, society’s approach to individuals with developmental disabilities has been a problematic one. It was not uncommon for those labelled in this way to be ostracized by their community. Viewing them as threatening and often misunderstood, society...
Here at TechChange, along with providing technology training for social change, we are constantly bringing words and numbers to life through animations. The recent surge of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in international development has caught the attention of...
When people think of Breast Cancer Awareness month, they think pink. In the sea of pink, there is one breast cancer charity asking Canadians to think green, year-round. The Canadian Breast Cancer Support Fund’s (CBCSF) purpose is twofold – building awareness around...
“WorkSquare believes in me. Everywhere they give me a job, I shine for them.” -Zachary It’s the first of the month, the day of the month when most of us begrudgingly pull out our checkbooks to pay our rent or mortgage. To many of us, bills are a burden, representing...
When Adam Brun* was released from prison after a multi-year incarceration, the former owner of an import-export business faced pretty difficult odds. “I was completely lost, I didn’t know where to start,” he recalls of those darker times. “Financially I was dead,...
