Project Change

www.projectchange.ca

Project Change is a year-long provincial competition enabling BC tourism students to become leaders and agents for positive change in the world.

Working individually or in groups (max. 6), students identify a community, then create and develop an effective social or environmental stewardship project. There are only three guidelines:

  1. The community has to contain at least 20 people.
  2. The impacts must be specific & measurable.
  3. The results must be reported in an effective manner.

Click here to skip down to the 2011 Project Change results.

Project Change 2012

In 2012, you can choose your term! Pick from:

  • Winter/Spring 2012 (January to April) - deadline April 13th, 2012
  • Fall/Winter 2012 (September to December) - deadline December 7th, 2012

Prize categories include:

  • Best Energy Conservation Project
  • Humanitarianism Award
  • Community Improvements Award
  • Environmental Sustainability Award

 

For more details, please visit www.projectchange.ca or www.facebook.com/ProjectChangeBC.

 

Project Change 2011

Click here to read a summary of the award winners for Project Change 2011.

Best Project Overall - Wear 2 Start, Camosun College (click for slideshow)

($2000 cash prize from BC Hydro)

  • Raised $802 for Wear 2 Start (giving women business-appropriate clothing, providing makeovers and interview training)
  • Collected 1054 items (high-end, clothing, make-up, etc.)
  • Raised awareness through local radio station and social media
  • Collected prizes (multiple hotel night stays) and sold raffle tickets
  • Established ongoing partnership between Wear 2 Start and Serious Coffee

Best Conservation Project - UNBC Waste Management Audit (click to read report)

($2000 cash prize from FortisBC)

  • Enticed 79 students to participate in behavioural questionnaire
  • Sorted 211.5 lbs of garbage
  • Provided recommendations to UNBC Housing about composting program

 

 

 

Stay tuned for more postings! 



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