KETANTOQ ~ STRIVE TO OBTAIN (FEASIBILITY)
EOED Kjipuktuk-Halifax is striving to obtain a level of inclusive community participation that will build community capacity and encourage North End residents to establish and strengthen their connections with neighbours, and with local businesses and organizations. The EOED pilot phase created a supportive and connected platform of spaces and people that assisted in bringing ideas to life during the March Program.
HIGHLIGHTS
This program is different in that it is grassroots, and it empowers people to think of other ways they can start similar activities on a weekly basis. - Participant
The March Program has provoked the community’s curiosity. - Participant
FINDING OUT ABOUT THE MARCH PROGRAM Discovering how participants learned about the March Program is critical in determining what mode of communications will be most beneficial moving forward. Of the 62 participants surveyed, 29% reported that they learned about the March Program from the EOED newspaper. Second to this was the 26% who reported that they learned about the program by “word of mouth”, mainly from a friend, family member, or co worker. 18% reported that they learned about the program from the EOED Facebook page. The promotions and activities look super exciting and much needed during this time of social isolation to help us all feel connected and part of a community. - Resident
The newspaper was beautiful, and it made the schedule and purpose of the project clear. - Participant REGISTRATION AND ATTENDANCE Residents could register for any of the March Program sessions through our website, however, we did not collect data about the website’s ease of use or how people engaged with it outside of registering for the March Program. A total of 300 people registered for the sessions (65 of whom were on a wait list). Of the 300 participants, we recorded 122 as having attended (41%). Residents could also register for two different “At Home with Us Kits”, which were developed as a means to expand inclusivity and participation for those who may have wanted to take part but were unable to do so in person or online. In total, 28 participants registered for this take-home activity and we distributed 30+ additional kits through partnering community organizations. The 30 sessions that were delivered included four “Tea & Bannock” sessions that invited community members to drop-in for a cafe style conversation with Elders from the community. Three of these were held in-person at a local cafe and one was
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I loved the window design and I appreciated the use of placemaking as a community building activity. - Participant recorded live from the MNFC and streamed via the EOED Facebook page. During the Facebook live Tea & Bannock session, eight participants were viewing and actively commenting and asking questions. While the Tea and Bannock sessions did not require registration, a participant tracking sheet showed that 37 participants attended the three in-person sessions. Community members hosted the sessions for the March Program with the support of the EOED Project Team. In total, 26 hosts took part in the co-design and facilitation of one or more of the 33 sessions. To promote the program, we produced and distributed 3300 copies of the EOED Newspaper to households and organizations in the North End.
