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SeeChange’s new initiative supports community-led paths to Inuit youth wellbeing

Guiding Youth To Thrive is a community-led initiative, co-designed with Inuit youth, facilitators and leaders.

Finding the graves of those who died is not enough

The toolkit provides MSF staff with a range of practical, participatory tools they can use to engage communities in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating programmes.

Communities at the center of humanitarian responses, from the Amazon rainforest in Brazil to the coast of Colombia

Las comunidades en el centro de las respuestas humanitarias, desde la selva amazónica en Brasil hasta la costa de Colombia

Nine key takeaways from an online talk by acclaimed Inuit advocate Siila Watt-Cloutier on May 23, 2024, hosted by SeeChange Initiative, the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research and the Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Languages at York University.

Join us for an online talk with Siila Watt-Cloutier on May 23, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that our executive director Rachel Kiddell-Monroe has been awarded an Ashoka fellowship.

SeeChange team members visited the remote Nunavut hamlet of Kinngait in February 2024 to conduct follow-up meetings with participants of the 2023 TB sanatorium visit in Hamilton, and to explore ideas and partnerships for a leadership and wellness program for Inuit youth.

The document responds to the growing call within the humanitarian sector to transform the way that we work with communities

Notes from the 'One Health: Arctic Indigenous Voices and Perspectives' gathering in Iqaluit, Nunavut in February 2024.

Why we set up solidarity circles to talk about the shared struggle of Palestinians and Indigenous peoples

2023 was a transformative year for SeeChange and a pivotal moment for our organization. Our fifth year of operation was marked by successes and challenges, and we are pleased and proud to share our journey with you.

Notes from the Sixth National Gathering on Unmarked Burials in Iqaluit, Nunavut

Seven things we learned from our December panel

Le Canada doit intensifier ses efforts pour résoudre cette crise humanitaire dans le Nord en se concentrant sur ses causes profondes, notamment les traumatismes intergénérationnels causés par les politiques coloniales, et en soutenant les solutions communautaires. De nombreux abus

Canada must step up its efforts to address this humanitarian crisis in the North by focusing on its root causes, including the inter-generational trauma caused by colonial policies, and by supporting community-led solutions.

Can humanitarian organizations afford to remain neutral in the face of the Gaza war (and other humanitarian crises)? Join us for an online panel discussion December 14, 2023

In cooperation with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., SeeChange brought a group of Inuit TB sanatorium survivors and youths to Hamilton, Ontario in July, where more than 1,200 Inuit were treated for tuberculosis in the 1950s and 60s, often suffering from abuse and isolation. The goal of the historic trip was two-fold: to bring healing and closure to survivors and to educate younger Inuit and the Canadian public about this little-known chapter of Indigenous history.

Join us for a debate on decolonizing health in Canada, with a spotlight on Inuit experiences and solutions, on September 29, 2023, in Montreal. Speakers include McGill professor and pediatrician Dr. Samir Shaheen-Hussain, author of 'Fighting for a Hand to Hold - Confronting Medical Colonialism against Indigenous Children in Canada', acclaimed Inuk singer and mental health advocate Beatrice Deer who will also be performing at the event; Naomi Tatty, Inuk nurse and SeeChange staff and SeeChange CEO and McGill professor of practice Rachel Kiddel-Monroe.

The Circle of Girls project in Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone helps adolescent girls better understand sexual and reproductive health, as well as their rights.

SeeChange Initiative, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. and the Art Gallery of Hamilton invite you to join us for an event to learn more about the little-known history of Inuit tuberculosis sanatorium survivors, and the intergenerational trauma it has caused.

Many DEI initiatives fail to achieve the change and social justice outcomes organizations had hoped for. Why? The root cause lies in the deep-set colonial mindset that persists both in our social systems and within each of us.

The Decoloniality Charter of SeeChange is an organization-wide initiative which aims to bring together all of our members and partners around this unified vision and keep us accountable to our commitments.

On November 8, the SeeChange team held an event in Montreal to raise awareness about the Tuberculosis crisis in Nunavut and show how we can support Inuit communities to address their own health needs. The night was a great success, the team organized a silent auction, and was able to raise over $1500 for the project!

Each year over 10 million people fall ill with active tuberculosis (TB). Of those, one million are children under the age of 15. Eight countries alone account for two-thirds of the TB burden: India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and South Africa.