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SDG 8

Examples of UN SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth in Action

This page highlights stories and examples of UN Sustainable Development Goal 8 in action. SDG 8 aims to promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all. This goal focuses on fostering economic growth that benefits everyone, reducing inequality, and ensuring safe, fair, and inclusive work environments. It also emphasizes the importance of providing equal opportunities for all, particularly for vulnerable groups such as women, youth, and persons with disabilities. By supporting entrepreneurship, innovation, and job creation, SDG 8 seeks to create economies that provide good-quality jobs and sustainable livelihoods, contributing to poverty reduction and improved well-being for all.

View more examples of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) here.

At Niriqatiginnga, we believe that innovation can happen anywhere. By encouraging our youth to leverage their surroundings and resources, we empower them to create meaningful change within their communities. Innovate where you are and watch incredible things unfold.
Winnipeg

Canadian Innovation Week: Youth Food Security and Creative Entrepreneurship in Action

Today for Canadian Innovation Week we celebrate all of the young Canadian innovators and organizations that are supporting them along the way.
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Art Borups Corners and its Winnipeg Arts Incubator fosters youth leadership and enhances organizational capacity by teaching digital tools through participatory arts research. Our programs empower First Nations, Inuit and Red River Metis youth to drive change and build resilient communities using innovative, tech-driven approaches.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) News

Celebrating Canadian Innovation Week with Local Spark in Manitoba

For today's Canadian Innovation Week #CIW24 spotlight, we wanted to share some of the news about the Art Borups Corners Youth Arts and Media Team…
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Niriqatiginnga means “come eat with me” in Inuktitut. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the project is designed to address issues of food insecurity with northern Indigenous communities through a highly collaborative approach engaging a range of stakeholders such as farmers, food producers, and systems innovators.
Creative Entrepreneurship

Youth, Arts and Media Team launches Indigenous Intellectual Property Survey

Discover the Power of Indigenous Voices! Take Our IP Survey Today! Join us in amplifying Indigenous voices and protecting cultural heritage! Take our survey on…
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April and May have been months filled with excitement and progress here at Niriqatiginnga and @1860 Winnipeg Arts! As spring blooms outside, we've been busy cultivating growth and innovation within our community. From new partnerships and initiatives to significant milestones reached, there's plenty to celebrate and share. Here's a glimpse into some of the highlights from the past two months

Impacts and Outcomes: May 2024 News and Updates

From new partnerships and initiatives to significant milestones reached, there's plenty to celebrate and share. Here's a glimpse into some of the highlights from the…
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Sourced from the pristine landscapes of Kivalliq Nunavut, Northwestern Ontario, and Manitoba, our blueberries embody the essence of the North, cultivated with care and harvested with pride.

Indigenous Youth Entrepreneurs plan seasonal food production project

Discover how Indigenous youth in Winnipeg, Manitoba, are leading a groundbreaking seasonal food production project with the Art Borups Corners program. Through arts, entrepreneurship, and…
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Skills Program Supports Canadian Youth in Agriculture

Skills Program Supports Canadian Youth in Agriculture

The YESP is to support agriculture employers, offering to cover 50% of wages, up to a maximum of $14,000
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From Digital Greenhouse to Food Security and Arctic AI

From Digital Greenhouse to Food Security and Arctic AI

One year after its pilot phase, the Winnipeg-based @1860 Arts Collective continues to grow thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse.
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Hard at work: We were so excited to be collaborating last year with biosystems students at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. It was inspiring to see Minnesota and Manitoba connecting through relationship development and engagement using the arts and experiential design. Photo: Kami Norland

In the classroom: Biosystems with MCAD

Over the next five weeks we are excited to be able to connect with Kami Norland's biosystems class at the MInneapolis College of Art and…
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In the coming months, our project will be reaching out, building relationships and engaging with organizations, programs and models that can help inform the design and development of a professional commercial kitchen, Indigenous "food lab" and outdoor "living lab" community garden.
Winnipeg

November 2023 Project Update

It's been a busy few months. Here is our project update as we move into November, 2023. It's the month we've been waiting for as,…
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When creativity meets the digital world – your story is ready to be shared
Winnipeg

Project News and Updates for October 2023

This month we have a lot of updates on progress towards our food security and creative arts entrepreneurship programming.
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Jukebox In Exile is the new country music album from Flin Flon singer-songwriter C.C. Trubiak, blending classic country, honky-tonk, Americana and traditional storytelling into a collection of songs inspired by resilience, community and life in Northern Manitoba. Written during and after the 2025 Flin Flon wildfire evacuation, the album draws influence from country music legends including Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings and George Jones. Featuring the singles "Old Country Songs," "Being Rich" and the charting track "Outlaws Meditation," Jukebox In Exile showcases Trubiak's signature songwriting while celebrating small-town life, northern Canadian culture, queer country music and the enduring spirit of Flin Flon. The album is available now on major music streaming platforms.
Manitoba's own C.C. Trubiak's new album "Jukebox in Exile" dropped on June 5! Check it out today!

Upcoming Events

The Under $100 Art Show is coming to Winnipeg, Manitoba August 13-16, 2026!
The Under $100 Art Show is coming to Winnipeg, Manitoba August 13-16, 2026!

WINNIPEG ARTS PROGRAMS

This platform, our Winnipeg, Manitoba hub and programs have been made possible with support from the Manitoba Arts Council Indigenous 360 Program. We gratefully acknowledge their funding and support in making the work we do possible.

Manitoba Arts Council Indigenous 360 Program

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Arts Incubator was seeded and piloted with strategic arts innovation funding from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse. We thank them for their investment, supporting northern arts capacity building and bringing the arts to life.

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NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO ARTS

This platform, our Northwestern Ontario hub and programs have been made possible with support from the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program. We gratefully acknowledge their funding and support in making the work we do possible.

Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program
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