Eco East and Kettle & Stony Point First Nation

Project Description:

The Winter 2022 SLiDE cohort (SLiDE 8.0) has undertaken two new digital technology projects for community-based organizations:
• Eco East is a grassroots advocacy, action and education organization with a focus on sustainability for the United Counties of Prescott & Russell. Their work spans 4 interconnected themes: waste reduction, habitat conservation and regeneration, climate action, and monitoring pollution from landfills. The SLiDE team designed, developed and launched a new on-line presence to communicate their values, engage the community, recruit volunteers (100% volunteer-driven organization), and publish their accomplishments and campaigns. The project has been an opportunity for the us to collaborate our skills, and learn about the long term benefits of sustainability.
• Kettle & Stony Point First Nation is a community located in southern Ontario along the shores of Lake Huron. The SLiDE team designed and developed a new on-line resource to assist them in engaging their community, with a specific focus on harm reduction in pregnancy. This work is done in collaboration with the Kettle & Stony Point First Nation Child and Family Services and utilizes comprehensive information developed as part of a community project by Algonquin College’s Nursing Program in Fall 2021. The material provided to the team has helped us garner both a better understanding of the project’s aim and the community it stands to serve.

It was a very rewarding experience to work on this project. We were able to learn more about a First Nation community, and even about sustainability.

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