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Title:

Work Experience

Agreement Number:

YESP2021-1746-NW

Agreement Value:

$14,000.00

Agreement Date:

Jun 8, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021

Description:

The objective of the project is an Indigenous government that provides economic, social, and cultural, educational, employment, and health services to its community members, including the local youth through various community-based initiatives. The community is pursuing its vision of utilizing land and resources in a self-sufficient, sustainable, and vibrant way while becoming resilient and adapting to climate change. The intern will assist Kanaka Bar with the Food Security Initiative as per the Summer Plan 2020. They will be involved in many aspects of gardening, farming and permaculture including but not limited to seeding and transplanting of greenhouse and outdoors, bed preparation, seed saving, processing, irrigation, harvesting, planting of new trees and capacity building. They will also participate in full cycle of the food system from growing to consumption to waste.

Organization:

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Expected Results:

The intern will acquire career-related work experience.

Location:

Lytton, British Columbia, CA V0K1Z0

Reference Number:

235-2020-2021-Q2-00463

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

803142025

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Additional Information:

Funded under COVID-19 initiative

Recipient's Legal Name:

Kanaka Bar Indian Band

Program:

Youth Employment and Skills Program

Program Purpose:

Youth Employment and Skills Program provides funding to organizations for the creation of agricultural internships that provide career-related work experiences to youth and youth facing barriers.

NAICS Code:

1151