Some important data to note: 10 initiatives focus on online safety, three are dedicated to infrastructure and two feature policy engagement10 projects (66 per cent) serve studentsNine projects (60 per cent) focus on supporting remote and rural communitiesSeven projects (46 per cent) serve Indigenous people 2024 CIRA Grant recipients Alberta John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights Youth across rural Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan will employ arts-based digital media to articulate their experiences with racism online in knowledge-sharing sessions with policy stakeholders.
CIRA’s commitment this year to the Canadian internet ecosystem will reach more than 50,000 people who will benefit from the tremendous resources, opportunities and connections accessible online.With $12.95 million in community investments deployed across 232 projects since 2014, CIRA Net Good Grants have helped address digital challenges and provided essential funding to underserved groups affected by Canada’s digital divide.
"CIRA’s funding for our Atikamekw Youth Misinformation Toolkit will help us deepen their understanding of Wikipedia’s role in combating misinformation, fostering accurate information and supporting the reclamation and decolonization of their history.” Whether it's helping the creation of a trilingual toolkit, the launch of an Indigenous, youth-led podcast in Quebec, or the organization of the 2024 Youth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Toronto in September, CIRA understands the critical need to support the next generation of Canadian internet leaders.
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