Comité de solidarité de Trois-Rivières - IAYI Internships 2018-2022

This project is part of Global Affairs Canada’s International Aboriginal Youth Internships (IAYI) initiative. The internships focus on increasing the awareness engagement and participation of Indigenous youth in international development while providing them with opportunities to expand their employment skills or further their education. The Comité de solidarité de Trois-Rivières sends 40 Indigenous youth to two countries as part of the Indigenous youth without borders project. The purpose of the project is for the Indigenous interns to provide support to people from the communities of San Ramos Nicaragua and Kébémer Senegal to strengthen the local economy. The interns contribute to the development of capacities related to sustainable tourism handicrafts sustainable agricultural development and civic and economic rights promotion.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased participation of Indigenous youth interns (women and men) in their communities in the labour market or in the higher education sector in Canada and abroad including in the field of international development; and (2) increased engagement of Indigenous youth interns (women and men) as global citizens who support international development efforts in Canada and abroad including within their communities.