The Volunteer Action Network's Food Serucity team believes that environmentally Sustained living is closely tied to food security globally and in Canada. Read this flyer to find out about the event they are hosting at York University in Toronto.
Our YCI-Tanzania Program Assistant Kate Spence has written an update for the e-news from Zanzibar, Tanzania on the Swa Swa iniative. Swa Swa is an iniative to bring Environmental Sustainability to the beautiful island of Zanzibar, one step at a time. Read more.
This month our focus is on Environmental Sustainability, in light of World Water day (today, March 28) and Earth Day (April 22).
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Many of you may know Makoti Edwin, YCI program coordinator in Tanzania. If you don't, you should hear his story. Marko has an updated blog with news to check out. Visit the Blog.
Canada's leading environmental groups have come together to release a report titled "Tomorrow Today" that will have an important role for advocacy and action for Canadians. Read it.
Have you heard about Earth Hour? Coming up tomorrow on March 29th - this is an event you have got to get involved in. Read more...
There are TONS of environmentally focused events happening in the next weeks and months across Canada. Read our listing to find one near you!
Guyana 2000 alumnus Sara Ehrhardt has been busy working, volunteering and obtaining a Masters in Public Policy from
Harvard. She's now in Edmonton working on a taskforce group monitoring the environmental impacts of oil sands developments. Check out Sara's thoughts on being a YCI alumnus and working on the Tar Sands...
How much do you know about the Albertan Tar sands? Whether you live in Fot McMurray or PEI, the sands are an important Canadian issue. Learn about them. Click here for some resources and links to information.
Erin is currently YCI's interim Executive Director. She regularly works as our Youth Engagement Manager, but has stepped into the ED role while a search for executive leadership continues. Erin was a past volunteer, group leader and has held about half a dozen different contracts in the YCI Toronto office over the last 3 years. Here's what she has to say about environmental sustainability...
Steve Sloot is a volunteer Coordinator with YCI and helps to prepare volunteers headed to Guyana and Costa Rica. Recently, Steve had the opportunity to visit Guyana and paid a visit to a volunteer project in Aishalton community in Region 9. Check out what he had to say about the experience.
Carolyn Young volunteered with YCI in Costa Rica in 2000. Upon her return she completed a BA in Environmental Science and is now working towards a Masters of Environmental Science at York U... Read more.
This month we would like to highlight two environmentally focused organizations you should learn about:
The Canadian Youth Climate Coalition. This coalition is made up of 48 Canadian youth organizations who present a 'united front of youth from across Canada' that aim to tackle climate change through actions at the local, provincial and national level in cooreration with schools and communities. Check out their website.
The Sierra Club of Canada's mission is to develop a diverse,
well-trained grassroots network working to protect the integrity of our
global ecosystems. Active since 1963, the Sierra Club has offices across Canada and enjoys a growing membership of over 10,000 Canadians. Visit their website to learn more.
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