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C4 was launched at York in 2019 with the goal of bringing students together from across York's campuses with community and industry experts who want to partner with us to create powerful social impact. Metrics Badges 0 + Students engaged in C4 since 2019 0 Faculties across YorkU campuses 0 + majors across different Faculties […]
Project Summary Like many people in the non-profit sector we came into this hoping to make an impact on the Jane and Finch community, a community about which we did not realize we held many unexamined beliefs. As we faced challenges, shortcomings, and failures, it became clear that before we engaged in this kind of […]
CooperLab Project Summary Our project aims to address the issue of affordable and clean energy for remote and developing communities. The solution we created is a low-cost solar concentrator that generates both heat and electricity. This technology was designed using affordable and accessible materials to magnify the irradiance of the sun twenty times onto the […]
Yonge Street Mission Project Summary Our project was to create an online platform that bridged the gap between frontline workers and the newest research relating to poverty-related trauma. Initially, we had decided that our solution would involve us conducting research and drawing our own conclusions regarding poverty-related trauma, then providing our reports and findings to […]
Foundation for Environmental Stewardship (FES) Project Summary We are Women’s Youth Network, a youth-led conglomerate of women, feminists, and human rights activists across the globe focused on empowering women & youth by connecting them to each other, facilitating self-organization, self-determination, and self-sustenance. Learn More Project Website Student Faculties Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Sustainable Development […]
More Than Marks Tutoring and Oakville Arts Studio, Inc. Project Summary Depression and isolation amongst youth have been serious problems in educational settings for over a decade. Our challenge was to find ways to increase positive social relations between pre-high school youth. Using an assets-based strategy and community development practices, we built a digital toolkit […]
Glendon Globally Networked Learning Project Summary We wanted to make a difference by helping students who are planning to study abroad and or are already preparing to venture off. Aside from the decision to travel to a new place just for school, making choices can be very difficult and stressful especially when trying to find […]
Canobi Tech Project Summary Our project was essentially to create a standalone convenient food growing unit that can be used easily in the most common of urban settings. This food-growing unit would also reduce the pressure on the urban biosphere whilst boosting its ecological benefits. We wanted to make a positive impact on the environment […]
Markham Arts Council Project Summary We only have one planet, and our careless production and handling of waste is harming it. Taking care of the environment is our responsibility, not just for ourselves, but for the sake of our future generations as well. With our interactive art-piece we want to convey the necessity of introducing […]