Youth Innovation and Professional Empowerment
                            
                                National Finalist                            
                            
                                Equity and inclusion                            
                        
                        
                            
                            
                               National Finalist                            
                                                    
                                Equity and inclusion                            
                                                
                        
                            Submitted by
                            
                        Chinazam Igwe
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                                Year
                                
                                                        2025
                                Category
                                
                                                        Equity and inclusion
                                Region
                                
                        New Brunswick
                            Project description
                            
                                            This initiative empowers Black high school students through culturally relevant programs helping them be, become and belong with a focus on career development, entrepreneurship and STEM . By working with black professionals and collaborating with various public sector groups it provides hands-on training, resources, and mentorship.