Delivering DEI: 10 innovative non-profits awarded $1M to overcome small business barriers

Why It Matters

Contributing to a stronger and more inclusive small business environment in North America is important to economic growth and creating diverse job opportunities.

A different kind of diversity: Peterborough immigration centre’s response to quadrupled clientele

Why It Matters

With immigrants being blamed for everything from a lack of affordable housing to stretched health care, Canada’s once wide-open policies have become more restrictive. Add in escalating Canada-U.S. tensions, and government funding is no longer guaranteed.

Can schools end child exploitation in Ivory Coast’s cacao fields?

Why It Matters

Your chocolate bar comes at a cost. The world’s chocolate industry is worth billions, yet the farmers producing its raw material remain impoverished. Despite efforts, child exploitation persists in Ivory Coast’s cacao sector. Is education a real solution—or just another promise that falls short?