CKDu Guardian: Solar-Powered Kinetic Kidney Screener
Bringing kidney screening closer to the communities that need it most In farming communities across parts of Sri Lanka, Central America, and India, Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown origin (CKDu) has become a growing health crisis. Many agricultural workers do not realize they are sick until significant kidney damage has already occurred, often because early […]
SynaptiQ: A demographically-robust AI-powered platform for the prediction and prevention of hospital-induced delirium
From overlooked symptoms to proactive care, how one young innovator is rethinking delirium detection For many hospital patients, especially older adults and those in intensive care, delirium can appear suddenly and quietly. A patient may seem withdrawn, confused, or disoriented, and those changes can fluctuate rapidly throughout the day. Despite affecting roughly 30 per cent […]
Empowering Racialized and Newcomer Young Women Across Canada
Young Women’s Leadership Network (Platform) is helping newcomer, refugee, and trauma-affected youth find safety, confidence, and voice through civic learning. With support from the Rideau Hall Foundation’s Catapult Canada grant, the organization is expanding its proven Heal, Lead, Learn model to help young women and gender-diverse youth heal from trauma, build leadership skills, and safely […]
Building Pathways Through Sport and Support
Across the Greater Toronto Area, newcomer and refugee youth are facing complex barriers that keep them out of school and work. Play Forever, a youth-led charity, is using the power of sport and mentorship to change that. With support from the Rideau Hall Foundation’s Catapult Canada initiative, the organization is helping young people rebuild confidence, […]
Creating Space for New Voices in North Bay
In North Bay, newcomer youth are finding ways to connect, create, and belong in a community where opportunities for cultural and creative expression are limited. The Near North Mobile Media Lab (N2M2L) is helping these young people tell their stories and build confidence through media arts with support from the Rideau Hall Foundation’s Catapult Canada […]
Growing Opportunity: Cultivating the Next Generation of Agri-Tech Leaders
Across Canada, Black youth who are not in education, employment, or training (NEET) face intersecting barriers that can make opportunity feel out of reach. Racism, economic exclusion, and limited access to culturally relevant learning environments often mean that ambition alone isn’t enough. Future S.E.T., a Black youth-led organization rooted in lived experience, is working to […]
Mêskanâwaw ohi ayamowin pimacistawin osci
Anisino kiskinomakêwak mawac kisci itakisowak anisino kiskinomakêwinihk osci—makâ nakiskamok miscêt kiskinomakêwinihk awêna okik êkwa kêkon kawîpêtacik. Rideau Hall Foundation anisino kiskinomakêw kiskinomakêwin (ITE) sêhkê ka-icikatêk wîciwêw Matawa Education Department tapîkonahk kanakaskikêki êkwa tasîtoskahk maskawisîwin asa kamiskikatêki itawinihk. Otê kîwêtinohk Ontario, mêskanawaw ayamowin pimacistawin ositawak, pimacihiwin, itawin osiscikêwin ta-maskawisîmakahk ininiw kiskinomakêwak wasimê tasîtoskascik êkiskinomakêcik ayamowin ohi […]
Keniishiwicikaatek Kiiwe Otaahpinikaatek Ishikiishwewin
Anishinaape Okikinwahamaakek miihimaa eshi otehwahk inaatisowin-shaa koc mishiin aanimitowak ci ontinamowaac kikentamaawin awaneniwiwaac miina kekonenini epiitowaac. Ewiicihikowaac Rideau Hall Foundation’s Indigenous Teacher Education (ITE) maacicikewin, Matawa Kikinwahamaake Wikamik otani niikatenaa nan kaa kipishkikemakaninik miina ehaapacitoc mashkawisiiwinini ihimaa kaa ayaanik apiwinink. Kiiwetinonk Ontario ehatek, Keniishiwicikaatek Kiiwe Otaahpinikaatek Ishikiishwewin otoshitoon keminwaapatahk Apiwin ci niikaanishkaank ke winci mashkawi […]
Pathways for Language Revitalization
Indigenous educators are the heart of culturally grounded learning—but many face challenges accessing professional development that reflects who they are and what they bring. With support from the Rideau Hall Foundation’s Indigenous Teacher Education (ITE) Initiative, the Matawa Education Department is breaking down those barriers and investing in the strength already found in community. Based […]
Endaayan
For decades, northern First Nations have called for a teacher education system rooted in their languages, cultures, and communities. Now, Gakino’amaage is answering that call with Endaayan—meaning “at home”—a Bachelor of Education program developed for and by First Nations to train certified teachers across northern Ontario without requiring relocation. Over the next four years, Endaayan […]