As the first batch of Entrepreneurship Grantees, you have different ways to influence the future of this funding stream. If you choose to share your unique and valuable perspective on the last six months, together we can impact the future of the Creation program.
- Project End Date: Jan 31, 2024
- Optional Feedback sessions: February 2024
- Final Report due: March 31, 2024
H&M is interested in supporting the capacity of Indigenous youth businesses and social enterprises. Specifically with successes, challenges, sustainability, and how they can do better.
H&M Canada approached Indigenous Youth Roots (IYR) towards the end of 2022 as a part of the work they are doing to explore what meaningful partnerships with Indigenous communities looks like. During initial meetings, both sides discussed their priorities and H&M Canada talked passionately about a program that their US division ran which empowered Black entrepreneurs through funding, training, and opportunities to showcase their businesses in H&M platforms. There was a lot of alignment in the way that H&M and IYR wanted to build capacity and resources for Indigenous youth to build businesses and social enterprises. We decided to run a granting stream that would be funded by H&M and mobilize funding to Indigenous youth. IYR and H&M Canada would like to eventually grow the partnership as well to include training and programming opportunities for entrepreneurship grantees to help them build and scale their initiatives. This first year of the partnership is a test year, potentially leading into a multi-year partnership if it goes well.
Indigenous Youth Roots will compensate you for the time taken to provide feedback in sharing circle. Each youth leader can select one sharing circle date:
- Wednesday February 7 at 2 PM EST
- Wednesday February 21 at 2 PM EST
- Select this option if you prefer meeting on a Saturday or a Sunday
If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, compensation, anonymity, or anything else please reach out to Patricia Martin by email patricia@indigenousyouthroots.ca or cell 647-390-9803.
