FOSTERING GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH NEW APPROACHES

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 17 focuses on strengthening the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development. Innovate: “New Approaches to Canadian International Cooperation” symposium and Devlab held in June 2018 at the Simon Fraser University Vancouver, Canada brought together social innovators, researchers, entrepreneurs and technology experts. It focused on how new …

How to pull a Pop-up Market in Six weeks – The Rail District Community Market

I was fortunate to take part in a planning studio class during the 2018 summer semester, applying tactical urbanism to food culture and place making in Downtown Historic Abbotsford. Initially, I was a bit skeptical and kept on pondering over what ‘food culture’ is really about and how food could play a role in place …

THE INDIGENOUS OF KENYA.

During an event hosted by UFV students at the Mt Lehman Community Hall between the Matsqui First Nations and the Mt. Lehman community, the following statement was brought up: “Our suggestion is to indigenize the community.” I must admit that at the time, I did not have the slightest idea what that meant, and it …

Agricultural Innovation for Sustainability

“Every once in a while a new technology, an old problem and a big idea turns into an innovation” -Dean Kamen My visit to Canada has been an amazing one for sure. Travelling is top of my list when it comes to hobbies. Not only do I get to meet new people and faces, but …

The Aboriginal People

Source: globalnews.ca Chief Derek Nepinak at the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. Every year, on the 21st of June, the contribution and culture of the First Nations People, The Metis and the Inuit, is recognized and celebrated on the National Aboriginal Peoples Day. I have purposed to write down my own reflections concerning the First Nations …

Rethinking Food: Local and Global Stories

On March 5, 2018, the East Africa Interns from the Fall of 2017 hosted an event to showcase stories and presentations from the internships, and provide a space to talk about local projects focusing on the future of food in Abbotsford and the Fraser Valley. Joined by Abbotsford Community Services' Day 1 Urban Farm and …

Report on “The Invisible City: Kakuma”

The following report was written and submitted by Zachary Schroeder. The screening of The Invisible City, hosted by the East Africa Institute of the Aga Khan University, Simon Fraser University, the University of the Fraser Valley, Queen Elizabeth Scholars and DOXA, proved to be a rousing success. The theatre was packed and the audience enthusiastically engaged …

Politics of Planning, Contestation and Competition for Agricultural Land. Which way Abbotsford?

Abbotsford is therefore, caught in this social-economic and political quagmire. A struggle to maintain its grip on the invaluable agricultural land and the pressure to absorb the shocks from imminent urban-rural migration.

Future of Food in a Global Context

It was a great opportunity to sit down with various scholars and discuss about future of food in cities. The discussion focused on three main themes: (i) Feeding our cities; (ii) Land policy in varying contexts; and (iii) Innovation in global contexts. I was much interested in 'innovation'  subject and I am glad to have …

Thanksgiving in Canada!

There have been many firsts for me since I left Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, for Canada. First, it was the longest flight I ever had. Another first for me was the experience of fall weather; days of erratic weather patterns. My body couldn’t fathom how a place could be sunny, then suddenly turn into …