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Congratulations to all winning teams!

Featuring community-engaged research, policy-targeted knowledge mobilization, and equity-serving knowledge translation, this year’s winners are bravely building community partnerships across BC to tackle complex, challenging issues.

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"The idea behind the project is empowerment. We're aiming (to) empower people to change their own habits in a way that's not onerous, in a way that's fun.”

- Priscilla Lam (Project: BYO), 2020 Grand Award winner

"Naloxone kits save lives. The overdose crisis hits close to home, for everyone in BC. Combining “naloxone” and the Tri-Cities, my “home”, I’ve created NaloxHome. We’re cracking open the conversation not in a way that scares but just in a way that engages them."

- Chloe Goodison (Project: NaloxHome), 2020 Grand Award winner

"SFU’s Office of Community Engagement is so pleased to be able to support the good work that students are doing with their community partners. Each year of this competition brings forth stunning creativity and innovation."

-  Matthew Grant, director of SFU’s Office of Community Engagement
GRAND PRIZE AWARD WINNER 2022-2023

KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION: RE-IMAGINING HEALTHCARE IN THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE

The mental health system needs to include the perspectives of those with lived experience of mental health and substance use to avoid discriminatory treatment, burnout for care providers, and worse health outcomes. The Knowledge Translation team conducted a research study and is now sharing findings with the community to support accountability and prioritize lived experience perspectives when designing systems.

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GRAND PRIZE AWARD WINNER 2022-2023

MEMORIALIZING THE FIRST FILIPINO IN CANADA: A DOCUMENTARY

This project aims to document and raise awareness of the history of Filipinos in Canada by creating a short documentary film and memorializing the first recorded Filipino settler, Benson Flores, with a tombstone at his burial place in Vancouver Cemetery. The project will involve interviewing key individuals involved in the discovery of Flores' settlement and documenting the search leading up to it.

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD WINNER 2022-2023

OCEAN CARE THROUGH DATA EMBODYING AND BEHAVIOUR CHANGES

This project is a collaboration between Ocean Wise and citizen volunteers who participate in the Shoreline Cleanup activity, which collects garbage from shorelines to monitor and control ocean pollution. The project aims to develop novel ways of encountering and learning about data around marine debris and to increase awareness of community members about ecological issues.

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  • May 08, 2023

    SFU students feed minds as well as bodies with healthy breakfast program

    May 08, 2023

    SFU students and friends Muskan Jammu, Ritu Mehra, and Harbir Dhaliwal won a $2,000 grant in the Student-Community Engagement Competition and will be using it to address food security and improve nutritional education in their "Let's Do Breakfast" program for elementary students. Background photo: Freepik

  • April 05, 2023

    FHS student part of team knitting together art, mental wellness, advocacy, community

    April 05, 2023

    FHS BSc first year student Puneet Chhina (second from left, inset) and her Finding Present team co-leads (left to right, inset) Anisha Biswas, Catherine Wong, and SFU Geography student Gabrielle Wong - won a $2,000 grant in the 2022 SFU Student-Community Engagement Competition. The team aims to host Crafting Circles for Langley, BC youth to provide access to art and mentorship, and build community and relationships.

  • March 27, 2023

    MSc candidate wins grant to help affirm trans and non-binary youth participation in sport

    March 27, 2023

    Martha Gumprich (left inset) and Nicola Hare (right inset) from Kootenays-based health and community group, Trans Connect, will host two discussions to ask trans and non-binary youth what changes would help make sport more welcoming

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