@seechangeinit

CommunityFirst. Humanitarian Action Reimagined. Founder: @access2rachel

 Montréal, Québec
seechangeinitiative.org
Joined April 2018
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Our new initiative - co-designed with #Inuit youth, facilitators and leaders will support youth in #Nunavut by fostering intergenerational healing, sharing traditional Inuit knowledge, promoting climate adaptation, mental health, and more Please donate ow.ly/kXCQ50TQ5Fc
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At an #Inuit youth-led townhall at ArcticNet's Arctic Change Conference, co-led by @SeechangeInit and @CINUK_ARP, we sat down with Christopher Idlout to learn about some of the challenges Inuit youth are facing, and ways to cope and thrive seechangeinitiative.substack…
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💡 #Humanitarian organizations need to change. What we are doing now clearly isn't working," says @seechangeinit's ED @Access2Rachel. 📺 Watch her interview about#community-centered approaches to #humanitarian work. youtube.com/watch?v=Kw0utQOf… #ShiftThePower #Localize

Community-centred approach to humanitarian work. Rachel Kiddell-Monroe interviewed.

In this week’s episode, we talk to Rachel Kiddell-Monroe, founder o...

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#JobAlert! SeeChange is looking for a part-time, Iqaluit-based program assistant (4-month contract) to support an intergenerational healing journey of Inuit TB sanatorium survivors and youth to Hamilton, Ontario. ow.ly/EQ9z50UCJ9S
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💙 It's #GivingTuesday tomorrow! 📷Please consider contributing to our crowdfunding campaign for the Guiding Youth to Thrive (ᒪᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᒪᑭᒋᐊᖅᑎᑎᓂᖅ) program for #Inuit youth. #MentalHealthMatters give.charityvillage.com/SeeC…
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#Canada could use the Biologics Manufacturing Centre in #Montreal to fill a crucial #globalhealth gap. How? Find out through @jwnickerson & @HealthLawAdamH's op-ed via @mtlgazette: montrealgazette.com/opinion/…

Opinion: Let's put Montreal's idle pharmaceutical plant to good use

For a fraction of the amount already spent on a factory that produces nothing, Canada could use the BMC facility to help fill a crucial gap.

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Read about the launch of @seechangeinit's new iniative in support of #Inuit youth wellbeing at a special night at @DorsetFineArts showroom gallery and support our fundraiser! #GivingTuesday #mentalwellness seechangeinitiative.substack…
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The unseasonably warm weather in #Nunavut is affecting the annual seal hunt and skin preparation. #ClimateCrisis #Inuit cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6…

Unseasonably warm conditions concern Naujaat, Nunavut, elders

David and Susan Noolook say it's unseasonably warm in their community for this time of year, and it's affecting the annual seal hunt and skin preparation. Selma Eccles has more on this story.

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Young #Inuit leaders from the #NWT are speaking up as #climatechange impacts their culture, traditions and way of life. cinuk.org/storymap/cct-proje…

CCT storymap - Changing Climate Conversations - CINUK

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The mass slaughter of sled dogs in the 1950s & 1960s by police officers and other authorities in #Nunavik, the #Inuit region of northern Quebec, had a devastating impact on communities. Decades later, the federal government finally issued an apology cbc.ca/news/canada/north/ste…

For some in Nunavik, federal apology for dog slaughter is a step toward reconciliation | CBC News

Inuit spoke about how much they depended on their sled dogs, and how much they lost when over 1,000 dogs were slaughtered by police in the 1950s and 1960s. For some, a formal apology from the...

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❗ An alarming new report says that half of children under the age of six in #Nunavut are living in poverty. The territory's child poverty rate is the highest in Canada, more than double the national average. cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nun…

Nunavut's child poverty rate is the highest in Canada, new report says | CBC News

In Nunavut, nearly 42 per cent of kids under the age of 18 are living in poverty. That's more than twice the national average, which is 18 per cent. 

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The majority of #Indigenous people in Canada agree on the importance of integrating traditional medicine and wellness practices into mainstream healthcare. #Inuit are the strongest supporters rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/…
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'Your life matters': Nunavut officials sign 4th suicide prevention plan | CBC News - #MentalHealth #InuitYouth goo.gl/alerts/WD3Rnm #GoogleAlerts

'Your life matters': Nunavut officials sign 4th suicide prevention plan | CBC News

There are 25 action areas outlined in the plan — and the Health minister said there will be accountability for departments that don't fulfil their part.

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💡"An organization doing remarkably innovative work in meaningfully engaging and centering crisis-affected communities in the design and implementation of responses to health crises is @seechangeeinit with its #CommunityFirst Framework," says @imranono. ow.ly/uUyf50TS3GP

Building Resilience Amid Growing Humanitarian Needs

In the face of climate change and protracted conflict, humanitarian crises are growing in number and frequency—and complicating the delivery of assistance.

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The @CMA_Health apology for anti-#Indigenous racism is only the beginning, writes Martha Troian in Canada's National Observer #DecolonizeHealth nationalobserver.com/2024/10…

An investigation into anti-Indigenous racism in healthcare: Why the CMA's apology is only the...

The Canadian Medical Association recent apology for the harm done to Indigenous peoples was in documented Surviving Hate, an investigative series for Canada's National Observer.

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Written by Naomi Tatty, @seechangeinit 's Nunavut-based intercultural health lead
The Globe and Mail
@globeandmail30 Sep 2024
Opinion: Finding graves is not enough - Inuit survivors of TB sanatoriums need healing journeys theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…

Opinion: Finding graves is not enough - Inuit survivors of TB sanatoriums need healing journeys

The Canadian government must fund these essential visits in an effort to heal intergenerational trauma within Inuit communities

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Finding graves is not enough; Inuit survivors of #TB sanatoriums need healing journeys by Naomi Tatty @seechangeinit #healthequity theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…

Opinion: Finding graves is not enough - Inuit survivors of TB sanatoriums need healing journeys

The Canadian government must fund these essential visits in an effort to heal intergenerational trauma within Inuit communities

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"Finding the graves of those who died is important. But it is not enough. We also need to help our elders find healing and closure, and allow Inuit youth to understand and address some of the root causes of the issues we are facing in our communities." ow.ly/toio50TC5Q7
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Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay. ❗ #Nunavut had the highest suicide rate among all Canadian provinces and territories in 2021. Suicide rates were highest among youth and young adults. 💙 We need to act now to improve the well-being of Inuit youth.
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🙌 We are excited to launch the PMEAL Toolkit! 💡 It contains a range of practical, participatory tools that can be used to engage communities in designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating humanitarian programs. #CommunityFirst ➡ lnkd.in/g-jvnf98
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