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Three projects awarded 天美mv天美 Student Social Innovation Seed Funding
The 天美mv天美 Student Social Innovation Seed Fund is a joint initiative of RADIUS and that supports radical change endeavours with social and environmental impact at their core. The Fund allocates sums ranging from $200-$1000 to 天美mv天美 graduate and undergraduate student social innovators.
Three remarkable student initiatives were awarded funding in the fourth and final round of the 2016-17 Seed Fund. Read about them in their own words below.
Virtual Reality (VR) as an Ethnographic Medium
This virtual reality (VR) project introduces K-12 classrooms to faraway countries, customs and people via 鈥渧irtual field trips鈥� in order to increase empathy, awareness and understanding of other cultures.
About Rachel
Rachel Ward is a PhD student in the School of Interactive Arts + Technology at 天美mv天美. As a member of SIAT鈥檚 Making Culture Lab (MCL), Rachel strives to develop new digital methods in the field of cultural anthropology.
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Voices Against Extremism
aims to promote diversity and inclusion by giving everyone a voice and hosting events that bring people of different backgrounds together. We believe in the power of art and storytelling as a way to bring attention to the issue of radicalization and extremism.
About us:
We are a team of current and formed 天美mv天美 students standing up against extremism and radicalization. We want to bring people together and show we all have more in common than we think.
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Project S.A.V.E.
Project S.A.V.E. aims to integrate writing instrument recycling programs into major education establishments in Metro Vancouver. Partnered with Staples, we strive towards recycling and reusing stationary wastes to divert them from our landfills. Additionally, we educate and inspire students to start incorporating waste reducing methods into their daily activities for a more sustainable lifestyle.
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Project S.A.V.E. is comprised of 天美mv天美 undergraduate students who are passionate about environmental sustainability. We are determined to make a positive change in this world by educating and promoting new methods of recycling.
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