GLOCAL Foundation of Canada

Promoting civic engagement from a "glocal" approach that combines local issues with a global perspective, and tackles global challenges with local action.

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Wherever you are in Canada, you can take part. 🇨🇦

In 2026, GLOCAL’s National Youth Service Network brings showcases & community gatherings nationwide, empowering youth to share work, build skills, and connect.

Explore the network and opportunities:
👉 https://t.co/cbTft5kR4i

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We were honoured to welcome the Honourable Nancy Karetak-Lindell to GLOCAL's #Nunavut Regional Showcase in Iqaluit. @SenateCA

She spent the day with #youth and shared a powerful message: strong communities are built through service, and leadership begins with helping others.

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We were honoured to welcome MP @LoriIdlout to GLOCAL's #Nunavut Regional Showcase in Iqaluit.

She spent the day with #youth, listening to their #experiences and sharing a powerful message: your voice matters, your work matters, and leadership begins by serving your community.

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When young people are given meaningful #access to national spaces, #participation stops feeling symbolic and starts becoming #real.

GLOCAL was proud to attend this evening’s Senate Social celebrating the beginning of this year's Model Senate program.

@SenateCA #SenCA

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Calling all students📣 Looking for volunteer hours that make a real impact?

Build experience, grow leadership skills, support causes you care about, and make your hours count through https://t.co/ysrEC5G6ZP.

Flexible opportunities, real community impact and a pathway to serve.

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Join us this Thursday, April 30 at 12 PM EST for a conversation with Christelle Azzi from Community Legal Services of Ottawa on understanding tenant rights in Ontario — from leases and rent rules to landlord responsibilities.

🔗 RSVP: https://t.co/cDSUKlC6eA

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Grateful to join the Global Women’s Empowerment Expo today, bringing together organizations across diverse contexts with a shared commitment to advancing women’s empowerment.
Kudos to the organizers and the practitioners, leaders, and community builders driving impact worldwide.

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Thank you to everyone who joined today’s info session! Inspiring to see young people sharing ideas, shaping projects, and exploring pathways for civic impact. Grateful to our community and to ESDC for supporting youth-led initiatives. #YouthLeadership #CivicEngagement #GLOCAL

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Faye Ying, Founder & Executive Director of GLOCAL Foundation of Canada, will speak at the Annual Women’s Empowerment Expo 2026 hosted by Harvard Alumni for Global Women’s Empowerment. Honoured to join a global dialogue on civic innovation, youth leadership & inclusion.

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Breaking complexity into clarity 💡
This week’s Staff Spotlight, Daniel Biel shares how he tackles challenges—by simplifying, understanding systems, and optimizing opportunities.

Every challenge is a chance to grow.

#StaffSpotlight #TeamGLOCAL #ProblemSolving #Leadership

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Earlier this week, GLOCAL hosted a #powerful #dialogue with Senator Farah Mohamed on amplifying #youth voices, tackling #employment & skills gaps, and navigating the #future of #work. @SenateCA @ESDC_GC

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Students from @UWaterloo’s Future Cities Institute showcased data-driven solutions for real City of Ottawa challenges. 🌆
A great example of experiential learning in action—connecting classroom knowledge with real-world impact.
Kudos to the students & @ottawacity team!

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GLOCAL is a place to grow.” 🌱

GLOCAL Foundation of Canada empowers youth through collaboration, skill-building, and real impact—just like Nancy Yan shares.

#StaffSpotlight #YouthLeadership #CareerGrowth

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📣 GLOCAL Essay Contest 2026 is now open!
Open to students & professionals across Canada. No experience needed.

✨ Get published + win up to $1,000

#EssayContest #YouthVoices #GLOCAL

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Turn $1,000 into real community impact ✨

Apply to the CANConnect Micro-Grant Civic Impact Challenge and bring your idea to life.

💡 Up to $1,000 for youth (15–30) across Canada
🚀 Start your civic journey today

🔗 https://t.co/BCX6A5TddB
📩 [email protected]

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Behind every impact is a dedicated team making it happen. 🌍✨
Paula Perez Gomez shares how contributing to policy and compliance for Northern communities became one of her proudest achievements at GLOCAL.

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Learning meets real-world impact 🌍✨

GLOCAL hosted a student showcase featuring projects on mental health, misinformation, housing, and digital innovation like the YouCount app.

Students turned research into real civic solutions—building skills and impact in action.

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Join us April 15, 9 AM EST with Senator Farah Mohamed.
Youth, skills & the future of work—don’t miss it.
🔗 RSVP: https://t.co/dcW1dvIvYE

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What inspires someone to join GLOCAL?
Hear from Joe Shi, Product Manager, as he shares how GLOCAL’s mission to make civic participation more accessible and inclusive resonates with him.

Want to be part of this impact?
Get involved today
#GLOCAL #StaffSpotlight #CivicEngagement

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GLOCAL was proud to support and attend the i-Capstone Symposium at @uofwaterloo today, which was an inspiring example of how investment in #youth and collaborative learning environments can drive meaningful #civic impact.

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Real impact starts with student innovation 🌍✨

GLOCAL’s latest showcase brought together talented students from Guelph-Humber, Western & Waterloo—turning ideas into real civic solutions through tech, creativity, and collaboration.