cica curriculum AMPLIfier, microcredit + tools
Initiative:
The objective is to create accessible education and employment pathway for 25 Black learners to become credentialed Early Childhood Educators in 24-months. Saccae is leading 3 components of the project: assess and amplify current curriculum and facilitate professional development tool hackathon for educators; develop a micro credential course; curate a cultural tool share.
Issue
The Early Childhood Education sector faces persistent challenges to recruit, train and retain diverse ECE practitioners. Studies reveal gaps in Ontario, particularly in the Greater Toronto Area, and the underrepresentation of BIPOC educators in permanent and leadership positions (Abawi (2021), Abawi and Eizadirad (2020), Abawi (2018), and Turner (2015). This is compounded by racialized violence and discriminatory interactions with staff, students, and families, detailed in the Ministry of Education's study of the Peel District School Board. In response, more parents and community members are taking action to increase equitable access and representation.
Collaborators
Centennial College, Tropicana Community Services, City of Toronto , Wellness by Saran
CULTURAL TRAINING+ TOOLS
Initiative:
Intercultural approaches to wellness: Principles and practices to decolonize wellness within and at work. Frameworks to enhance personal and collective wellbeing; Holistic and ancestral wellness practices and activation tool to support business stakeholders and cultural equity
Issue
HR and EDI practitioners are at the forefront of driving meaningful transformation within the workplace. However, the last few years have brought forth a multitude of complex and unique challenges. From mounting demands, rising burnout rates and calls to re-imagine work, it is evident that a new paradigm of approaching wellness at work is needed. Many approaches to wellness at work often omit an intersectional approach, that is especially needed for this unique time in history.
CULTURAL TRAINING+ TOOLS
Initiative:
Cultural training to support EDI practitioner with wellness tools that reinforce practices of rest, release and resistance.
Issue
EDI practitioners are championing meaningful transformation at work. This work is a marathon, not a sprint. To prepare for the long haul, how can professionals continue to thrive and maintain wholeness while doing work within systems that make it difficult?
CULTURAL TRAINING+ TOOLS
Initiative:
Cultural mentorship workshop series to support Black female entrepreneur members of the House of Nine Sororities: Sisters in Solidarity Program
Issue
The lack of support for Black female entrepreneurs persists. This issue affects individuals, communities, and the broader economy and requires collaboration from businesses, government agencies, nonprofits, and the community to provide access to capital, mentorship, and networks.
CULTURAL TRAINING+ TOOLS
Initiative:
Cultural and Emotional IQ Training to prepare young Black professional with workplace navigational skills.
Issue
There is a lack of support to prepare young Black professional for the workplace and to navigate its culture. The benefit promotes diversity, representation, social equity, economic empowerment, legal compliance, and global competitiveness.