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RURAL YOUTH - Worth Our Investment
Change for Children Association’s Rural Roots: Communities
in Action is a program that recognizes youth as Alberta’s
most important resource. In today’s world a youth’s
potential is dependent on the right opportunities. The purpose
of Rural Roots is to provide these opportunities.
Your
investment can make it happen!
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Who?
Rural Roots is an innovative by-youth-for-youth project,
created by Change for Children, that empowers young people
to question social injustice in the world, and to actively
participate in affecting local and global change.
What?
Since 2003, Rural Roots has empowered thousands of Albertan
young people by engaging them in global justice education
tours, leadership training, mural painting, documentary
projects, and hands-on, high energy youth conferences. We
strive to empower, impassion, and connect our young people
and future leaders.
Where?
From Calgary to Cold Lake to Peace River to Athabasca, Rural
Roots has worked in all corners of Alberta, connecting youth
and building the capacity for positive social change. We
build partnerships between rural and urban youth, recognizing
the unique skills that rural youth have in addressing global
issues, and promoting the participation of all youth in
the creation of just and sustainable communities.
When?
Our program organizes exciting, hands-on global education
and activism workshops throughout the year, giving youth
the tools they need to get actively engaged in making a
difference in their communities. Check out our upcoming
2008-09 Rural Roots events, and learn how you can get involved!
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Why?
Rural Roots is a unique way to not only reach out to Alberta
youth but to engage them in reaching out to their communities.
This program allows for linkages to form, experiences to
be shared, and horizons to be broadened while giving youth
the opportunity to direct their own initiatives and conceptualize
their own visions for social change. The program empowers
leadership skills and provides concrete tools for organizing
events, promoting education and awareness, public speaking,
working with the media, and affecting social change within
the local and global community.
At CFCA we believe that Rural Roots will
help to empower, impassion and connect Alberta’s future
leaders.
Rural Roots has just recently began a blog
forum at blogger.com. Contact Fiona for information on how
to join.
click here
to start blogging now!
Change for Children is challenging all Alberta communities
to become a Community in Action. Community in Action means
that your school, business, community organization, workplace
or municipal government will commit to hosting or partnering
on an education event or fundraiser or both supported by
Change for Children.
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