Young Diplomats

http://www.youngdiplomats.org/

This culturally-specific initiative runs weekly academic tutoring and mentorship out of the Oakridge Community Centre. The sessions are facilitated by Ethiopian and Eritrean university student volunteers. Youth are connected to career mentors, role models and life mentors. Monthly social events offer enrichment activities such as organizing youth to attend University Fairs and participate in film program Blitz Camp.

The greatest accomplishment of Young Diplomats is creating a strong social network of Ethiopian youth across the GTA. Youth are also connected across cultural divides to other youth and volunteers from the Eritrean community. Youth are gaining a greater understanding and love for their Ethiopian heritage by virtue of being around role models and peers from the same community.  This in turn is helping build stronger ties with their parents.