What is Green Star Enterprise?
Green Star Enterprise is a youth led initiative designed to encourage and engage new immigrant and at-risk youth, from low-income areas to participate in self-employment opportunities around health and fitness matters, community gardening and the environment
Executive Summary:
This pilot program reaches out to youth ages 15-21 in low income areas in Ottawa. They are offered an opportunity to learn and develop entrepreneurial business skills, and become advocates for environmental and health issues amongst their peers and within their community. The Green Star Enterprise program presents youth from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to learn and experience gardening-from planting seeds to cooking to distributing the produce. Participants grow fresh produce on an urban agricultural site and develop business/marketing skills. Furthermore, this program promotes healthy eating habits, increases awareness around environmental issues and encourages physical activity.
Vision:
To eradicate health issues through wholesome food and physical activities for children and youth everywhere.
Mission:
Encourage entrepreneurship among youth of African-descent, new immigrant and at-risk-youth to participate in self-employment activities centered on environmental themes and community gardening
Promote healthy lifestyle through nutrition and fitness
Facilitate the development of leadership, social skills, self-esteem, teamwork, and a positive attitude for success
Build a youth advocacy group ? to be a voice among their peers in promoting Canada, its values for equality, inclusion, justice, and multiculturalism
Vision for the future:
To create a training /work program, geared to exposing youth to entrepreneurship, green jobs and technology
To establish more partnerships with agricultural and green companies
To give back to the community by providing ample employment opportunity for all youth
To contribute to the next generation of innovators in green industries
Garden Details:
Kilborn Allotment Gardens, Elmvale, Ottawa (East end). Main office: Dempsey Community Centre at 1895 Russell road
Source: http://gsegarden.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/thank-you-to-our-partners/
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