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Markham, ON

Kiara Mavalwala

Mother Earth plays a significant role in Kiara’s life, fueling her responsibility to protect Earth and support the traditional stewards, which translates to her civil engineering studies at York University. At university, she co-founded York University's Best Buddies Chapter after a ten-year hiatus, and sits on the board of directors for OPIRG York. She gets energy from spending time outdoors, playing soccer, and reading to learn more about how the world really works!

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Shared Harvest

Shared Harvest is a food sovereignty collective that works in solidarity with Indigenous nations, working to uphold the responsibilities of settlers on Turtle Island. Taking direct action against the root causes of oppression can be combated by social and economic justice, both of which are the basis of Food Sovereignty! Through the Sprout Ideas Fellowship, Shared Harvest will be working with One Dish Project to build two garden beds in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.

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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

      Two 4x8 garden beds will be built with untreated cedar wood before October, and over 200 cloves of garlic will be planted before November. Once harvested in the spring, 20% of the garlic grown (in weight) will be donated to local organizations, and the rest will be distributed to local families.

      Project Impact

      This project has the capacity to support 10+ students from an educational center on the territory, 30 volunteers, 10+ families, and 1-2 food distribution organizations such as an Elders Lodge or Food Bank.

      Project Mission

      The mission of this project is to make healthy food accessible in existing food deserts by creating community gardens that grow healthy meals for the local community. Alongside an extensive volunteering program to run the community gardens, the big picture goal includes educational workshops to help build community as well as knowledge about sustainable agriculture, food systems, and food’s cultural significance.

      Project Team

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