Emily XinFang Hua Escoffery
Emily Escoffery (She/Her) is from Prince Edward Island and is currently pursuing her Master's in Community Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University. She has a broad range of experiences in mental health programming, program evaluation and community-based research. Emily continues to explore how communities can collectively design and implement interventions that are grounded in care, sustainability and shared knowledge to create more just and innovative responses to complex social issues.
The Patchwork Project
The Patchwork Project seeks to reimagine sexual health education in collaboration with community. The project involves co-designing a sexual health education online hub alongside local youth who are passionate about more inclusive, accessible and comprehensive sexual health resources in their community. The online hub will offer various media, such as a podcast, infographics and academic articles so that we can bridge both community and academic knowledge surrounding sexual health.
About this Project
Communities Served
My project will involve and/or impact the following communities:
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
When it comes to community impact projects, the UN has created 17 Sustainable Development Goals. These are the Sustainable Development Goals associated with my project.
How the project works
In August 2025, we will host a workshop with local youth who are interested in designing the online hub. Following this, a prototype of the website will be built in collaboration with youth and community partners. Based on collaborative efforts, the resource will be promoted through two social events that will be designed to be both fun and informative.
Project Impact
The Patchwork Project aims to create a more comprehensive, accessible and innovative sexual health resource that is grounded in local lived realities and priorities.
Project Mission
Mission: To foster accessible, inclusive, and community-driven sexual health education by bridging local community-based knowledge and research, supporting grassroots leadership, and promoting equity through ongoing dialogue and shared resources and networking opportunities
Project Team
The team currently consists or two project leads and a group of youth who are passionate about sexual health education
- Emily Escoffery, Project Coordinator
- Fynn Gessner, Community Coordinator
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