What is the Ontario Indigenous Youth Partnership Project (OIYPP)?

​Our goal is to create a community of celebrated Indigenous youth leading work that responds to the dynamic needs and priorities of their communities. This work is done in partnership with a network of individuals, organizations and funders who all share a commitment to the values of OIYPP.

​Grounded in the leadership of Indigenous youth, our work is centred on reconnection, cultural resurgence, and relationship-building. From strategic rebranding and storytelling to hands-on gatherings and reimagined funding, we continue to walk alongside youth and communities across the province of Ontario,  supporting their visions for change.

​Since 2015, we have achieved this in three ways:

1. Providing direct financial, mentorship and capacity support to Indigenous youth to explore and execute their own ideas;
2. Building reciprocal relationships between Indigenous youth and a community of support including individuals, organizations and funders.
3. Increasing awareness amongst the sector of philanthropy’s on-going role in colonization and in response pushing for change according to our learnings and value.

The partnership is deeply rooted in reciprocity and shared ownership focusing on mutual learning experiences to build strong, equal and lasting relationships between everyone involved.

OIYPP is a project of Makeway Charitable Society to learn more please visit www.makeway.org