Title: Lift Every Voice
Description: The project aims to conduct a research study to qualify the lived experiences of Black Nova Scotian musicians as it relates to accessing employment and opportunities to participate within the music industry.
Funding Amount: $89,600
Organization: Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre
Title: Driving Diversity in our Health Workforce for Indigenous peoples and Africa Nova Scotian Communities: Operationalizing Action on Systemic Barriers
Description: The project aims to analyze gaps in the IWK s workforce to promote strategic recruitment and to represent the patients, families, and regions served by the IWK.
Funding Amount: $146,700
Title: Nova Scotia Anti-Racism and Discrimination Charter in Recreation
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Gaelle Nyamushara Ishimwe entered the midwifery program at Laurentian University in Sudbury right out of high school.
“I fell in love with the miracle of life,” said Nyamushara Ishimwe, who is bilingual and would like to work in a francophone community. “It’s a beautiful thing.”
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Laurentian is one of only three Ontario universities that offers midwifery as an undergraduate program and the only one that offers the program in French.
Recently the university, which has been grappling with insolvency, announced it was cutting more than 60 academic programs, including midwifery.