Episode 21 Youth Making a Difference: Their Motivation and Impact with guests Emily Eng and Megan Moy

I’m glad you are here to take a breath, pause and focus on some of the good that is happening all around us. It’s there, we just don’t get to see it sometimes. I am talking to my favourite demographic on this episode – young people. It is so inspiring and the wisdom and insight shared here today will give you hope for the future.

I became interested in my guests today when I saw a post on Linkedin, from BC’s Simon Fraser University’s Community-engaged Research Initiative.

It described a research project done by youth, and sponsored by SFU, about the ethnically-diverse, yet most under-resourced area, of South Vancouver. It said that the area is home to a quarter of Vancouver’s youth, yet the infrastructure (specifically the social infrastructure – the programs and places that support wellbeing and social connection) is not up to par.

I read how 40 youth became involved as community scientists, to analyze features of their South Vancouver neighbourhood, to figure out what hindered and what helped, social connection.

I was so impressed that these youth wanted to be involved in this, and I was excited to see what they found out. You will be so inspired and impressed by my two guests today and by what happened with the results.

My guests today are Emily Eng and Megan Moy.

SFU Community-engaged Research Initiative:
https://www.sfu.ca/ceri.html

SVNH 
https://www.southvan.org/