Leo Cheverie Significant Achievement Award
Established in 2023, the Leo Cheverie Significant Achievement Award honours individuals whose long-standing commitment to justice, equity, and global solidarity has created lasting change, often behind the scenes.
To celebrate International Development Week (IDW), ACIC is excited to offer funding for youth (ages 15-30) to host their own events! Events can be around any theme broadly related to global /local solidarity, but they must take place during the week of February 7 to 13, 2027.
Events can be hosted by an individual or group of youth and can take place at a school, university, online, at a local business, in the community, or elsewhere. Successful candidates will receive up to $300-$500 towards their event. Funding amount will be proportional to the strength of the application. ACIC can also provide support in setting up and promoting the event.
This fund's objectives are to:
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Create awareness of global solidarity and International Development Week in Atlantic Canada.
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Support and celebrate local youth and community members who are using innovative methods to positively engage their communities in Atlantic Canada and/or internationally,
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Create opportunities for youth to gain skills in engagement, facilitation, event planning, and more!
If you have any questions about our IDW Youth Funding, send us an email at youth@acic-caci.org!
About Leo Cheverie:
ACIC launched the Leo Cheverie Significant Achievement Award in recognition of the memory of Leo Cheverie, a past board member and friend of ACIC. Leo was a longtime social justice, environmental, labour and global justice activist from PEI who truly exemplified a lifetime of consistent and significant contribution to global solidarity, volunteerism and activism. He was committed to working with others on economic equality and human rights as well as strengthening community. Leo held many volunteer positions with ACIC over the years, including participation on advisory committees, supporting our events, and on the board of directors. He served as ACIC Board Chair from 2012–2014. We deeply miss his guidance and how he brought his full commitment and knowledge to every role.
Application criteria:
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Applicants must be between the ages of 15 to 30, living in Atlantic Canada (NS, PEI, NB, NL)
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The event funded must take place between February 7th to 13th, 2027
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The event will clearly be related to local and/or global solidarity
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Events with a focus on gender equity and environmental sustainability will be prioritized
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The application must clearly outline the event's audience, objectives of the event, and how you plan to reach your outlined audience and objectives.
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The event should be creative and engaging
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Outline how you plan to ensure sufficient attendance
Note: If your idea is not a traditional event, we encourage you to still apply and provide justification for why it should be funded. Be creative!
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until funding is allocated.