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Moose Jaw, SK

Jaelin Caverhill

Jaelin Caverhill is an 18-year-old advocate from Calgary, Alberta and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Jaelin has been a director and co-founder of Canadian Youth for Youth Empowerment (CYYE) since 2020 and has held leadership roles in many of CYYE's offshoot projects, including as a mentor for the Summer Youth Leadership Intensive, and as an assistant lead of Plan Gratitude. Jaelin's other involvements include serving as the Vice-Chairperson of the Moose Jaw Youth Advisory Committee, participating in UNICEF Canada's Youth Advocacy Program as the group lead for the Gender-Based Violence team, and presently working with UNICEF Canada as a Youth Advocate and U-Report Ambassador.

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Canadian Youth for Youth Empowerment (CYYE) Social Justice

Canadian Youth for Youth Empowerment is a by-youth, for-youth initiative dedicated to engaging young people in social justice through education. We seek to support understanding of social issues by producing informative, high-quality content that explains current social issues in a way that is accessible for, and pertains specifically to, youth in Canada. We also provide opportunities for young people to become involved in, or learn about social issues in new ways, such as through seminars, workshops, book clubs, and more. CYYE undertook a second edition of our summer youth leadership initiative with the Sprout Fellowship's support, and we worked to develop expansion projects which we will be adding to the operations of CYYE in the near future.

https://www.cyye.ca/
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About this Project

Communities Served

My project will involve and/or impact the following communities:

  • At risk youth & children
  • Refugees & newcomers
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • LGBTQ2+ Community members
  • Racial or visible minorities
  • Vulnerable individuals (e.g. those experiencing addiction, abuse)
  • Multi-barrier populations

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.

  • SDG 3: Good health and Well-being
  • SDG 4: Quality education
  • SDG 5: Gender equality
  • SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
  • SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities
  • SDG 13: Climate action
  • SDG 16: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

How the project works

CYYE's activities took place entirely online, and we are volunteer-run by young people from across Canada. We primarily developed articles, social media content, and other resources to be shared on our social media accounts and website, though we also ran programs and manage offshoot projects to support learning through different mediums.

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Project Impact

We were able to engage 40 young people in our summer program, and reached many more through our other volunteering offerings and social media. Additionally, we have set ourselves up to reach many more young people in the coming months and years as a result of the support we received from the Sprout Fellowship, and skills we have honed.

Project Mission

CYYE's mission is to provide high-quality, relevant information about pressing social issues and current events in a manner that is accessible to young people, through a Canadian lens. We also seek to provide opportunities for young people in Canada to take action on addressing these social issues, and learn about them in different ways, via our projects and programs.

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Project Team

Jaelin Caverhill, Eileen Danaee, and Averi Winn, Co-Founders, Directors; Ashton McNamara, Director, Site Developer.

  • Jaelin Caverhill
  • Eileen Danaee
  • Ashton McNamara
  • Averi Winn
  • All of our amazing volunteers