| Définition | Description | |
|---|---|---|
1. Title of Initiative |
Title or name as specified in official documentation, e.g. funding contract | Making Education Work (MEW) |
2. Provider |
Name of organisation responsible for delivering the initiative | Government of Manitoba, provincial school divisions and several First Nations communities |
| 3. Sponsor | Name of organisation responsible for funding the initiative | Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation and the Government of Manitoba |
| 4. Date Commenced | Month and year (if known) when the initiative first came into operation | September 2006 |
| 5. Date ended | If this initiative is not longer in operation, please give the month and year when it came to an end, if known. | June 2009 |
| 6. Targeted Audience | Is the initiative aimed at specific groups, or is it more general in application? Please specify any demographic or employee groups being targeted. | At-risk, High school students Aboriginal youth in high school |
| 7. Location | Is this a national initiative, or is its coverage limited to a particular region or locality? If so, please specify the region or locality covered. | Six communities in Manitoba (three provincial schools and three schools on reserves) |
| 8. Overview of Program | Please give a brief description of the initiative, in one or two sentences. | MEW is designed to increase the post-secondary participation rate of Aboriginal students through a comprehensive set of interventions that includes better information, academic support, mentoring, community involvement (work experience, internships, job shadowing, summer employment, community volunteerism and career exploration) and an Aboriginal curriculum (elective courses in Aboriginal Studies, Aboriginal Languages and Law). Workshops, activities and training sessions with parents and guardians are designed as part of the project to help parents better understand and assist their children with their educational needs and objectives. The impact of the two interventions is being evaluated by a randomized controlled trial (RCT). |