ADRA Canada is honored to partner with the First Nations tribes of the Wikwemikong community on Manitoulin Island, as they work to provide positive opportunities for their youth to grow and develop. The OALE program is a wilderness based, canoe expedition adventure that is designed to develop leadership skills in First Nations young people. As we celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day with First Nations groups across Canada, we wanted to share this video of a 10 day canoe trip down the French River with a group of youth from Wikwemikong. In their own words, we hear how these kinds of experiences are changing the direction of their lives.

Read more at the source: Life Is Like A Canoe Trip

Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from ADRA Canada (Humanitarian Agency).

The EMBRACE project is teaching parents the importance of creating environments and developing daily activities that enhance early childhood development. Caregivers and parents, especially fathers, are encouraged to spend quality time with their young children in play activities that are designed to develop skills that will improve the life-long wellness of the child.

Read more at the source: Learning Through Play

Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from ADRA Canada (Humanitarian Agency).

The first 1000 days of life, starting with conception, is the most critical time in a child’s life to receive proper nutrition. If deprived of good nutrition, babies and young children are susceptible to stunting, which has an irreversible negative impact on a child’s physical and mental development. Undernutrition is one of the main contributing causes of death in children under five, worldwide

Read more at the source: The First 1000 Days of Life

Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from ADRA Canada (Humanitarian Agency).