Empowering Youth Leadership in Rivière-des-Prairies: Community Mapping and Initiatives
The Boscoville project, launched in the summer of 2006, engaged 27 youths in mapping resources in Rivière-des-Prairies. This initiative encouraged them to address issues surrounding their environment, sports, leisure, city affairs, and job availability. A youth selection committee was formed to support youth-led projects, resulting in 14 projects over two years. Highlights include the organization of cultural events and the establishment of Café le Spot, a community hub providing resources and activities for young adults. This project fosters youth voices and projects in the community.
Empowering Youth Leadership in Rivière-des-Prairies: Community Mapping and Initiatives
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MAPPING • This project was realized in the summer of 2006 • A total of 27 youth participated • Mapping of youth resources in Rivière- des-Prairies • That project allowed youth to validate and invalidate different preoccupations that they had about the environment, sports and leisure activities, city affairs and job availability. • In February 2007, they organized a forum, inviting key actors in the community.
Selection committee • The mandate is to select and to support youth-led projects. • Composed of 5 youths • Every 6 months, the selection committee encourages the youth to send their projects. • For the past 2 years, we have launched a total of 14 projects.
MARKETING AND EVENT ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE • The mandate is to organize social and cultural activities for the youth aged from 12-25 years old in Rivière-des-Prairies • The committee is composed of 6 youths • For the past 3 years, with the collaboration of the City, they have organized a show to showcase the talents of the youth living in the community. • This year, over 300 people attended the show.
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE CREATE AN ASSEMBLY FOR YOUTH AGED BETWEEN 12-25 YEARS OLD • The committee is composed of 5 youths who are presently getting the project out in the community by presenting it to other youths in Rivière-des-Prairies. • Right now, the group is working on recruiting more youths to create a movement where youth will be heard and have a place to develop ideas and projects that have impact in the community.
Café le Spot • The Café started with a group of 12 youths who wanted to create a resource for young adults between 18 and 25 years old. • We were funded through a youth-led project and received a total of 8000$ to furnish the Café. • We have been opened for almost a year now. • We organize sports tournaments and our installation offers computer access, a pool table, a flat screen TV and a cantine service that makes us the talk of the town! • Right now, being a group of 4, we are trying to build a service cooperative with Boscoville as a partner . • That way it will allow us to continue and progress our mandate.
