Project profile — Atlantic Council for International Cooperation - IAYI Internships 2018-2023

• Costa Rica (20.00%)
• Nepal (20.00%)
• Cambodia (10.00%)
• Kenya (20.00%)
• Myanmar (10.00%)
• Guyana (20.00%)

• Other Multisector: Multisector aid (43010) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (significant objective)
• Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (significant objective)
• Nutrition (significant objective)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

This project is part of Global Affairs Canada’s International Aboriginal Youth Internships (IAYI) initiative. The internships focus on increasing the awareness, engagement, and participation of Indigenous youth in international development, while providing them with opportunities to expand their employment skills or further their education. The Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC), in consortium with the Northern Council for Global Cooperation, the Mi'kmaw Conservation Group, BYTE - Empowering Youth Society and the Native Council of Prince Edward Island, sends 100 Indigenous youth interns to six different countries. The project supports the work of local partner organizations to improve the well-being of Indigenous peoples; secure the future of children and youth; improve maternal and newborn health; increase food security; advance democracy; and stimulate sustainable growth.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased participation of Indigenous youth interns (women and men) in their communities, in the labour market or in the higher education sector in Canada and abroad, including in the field of international development; and (2) increased engagement of Indigenous youth interns (women and men) as global citizens who support international development efforts in Canada and abroad, including within their communities.

Results achieved at the end of the project (April 2023) include: (1) 75 Indigenous youth completed internships in the field of international development in Costa Rica, Guyana, Kenya, Nepal, Cambodia; and (2) 98 Indigenous Canadian youth participated in pre-departure trainings, field activities in international development, and varied activities to help them transition to the Canadian labour market or further their education.

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