Founder sees program as way to help natives break away from government handouts
While most computer techs wage daily battles with destructive viruses, self-described "geek" Devon Meekis has to fight an affliction which can be even more debilitating than the most insidious spyware program.
Twenty-five entrepreneurs from Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) are in the midst of job shadowing top executives in Toronto. Project Beyshick, a job-shadowing project that focuses on nurturing entrepreneurship and career development among First Nations youth, got underway July 13.
Twenty First Nation youth arrived at Trent University on July 13 to participate in a series of workshops to learn about entrepreneurship from leading business and cultural experts as part of Project Beyshick, a youth mentoring program focused on career mentoring and entrepreneurship among Aboriginal youth aged 21 to 35 years.
Aditya Jha is a man of action. Determined to live his legacy while he is still around to contribute to it, the successful information technology entrepreneur has committed to a life of social responsibility through his support of opportunities to aid those beleaguered by economic exclusion and poverty.
Aboriginal students enrolled in the Chef School at George Brown College will now have the opportunity to access additional sources of financial support thanks to a generous endowment $250, 000) gift from Mr. Aditya Jha, a leading business entrepreneur and chairman of the POA Educational Foundation.
"It was really, really busy," says Darcy kejick as he reflects on last summer's Project Beyshick experience. One of 15 participants from Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) territory who took part in an intensive job shadowing experience in Toronot, the North Spirit Lake resident still had a rewarding time in the busy atmosphere.
Until recently, for me, this line was just a grouping words – words that our leaders keep repeating to give us hope and strength to keep going. After going through Project Beyshick, we the 16 participants have been shown that being tomorrow’s leaders is entirely possible and entirely worth it.
He is the epitome of entrepreneurial success. Back in July 2001, despite the downturn phase of the technology industry, Isopia, a company he co-founded was acquired by Sun Microsystems Inc., USA for USD $100 Million. Yes, he is a South Asian living in Toronto and if you haven’t heard about him yet, it’s time you did …
Aditya was interviewed by Omni TV at the Sangam Conference at Schulich School of Business for the Technology Panel.
Toronto – Film Circuit, a division of the Toronto International Film Festival Group, tours four Canadian films with guests to Mumbai, India and for the first time to Kathmandu, Nepal, beginning January 18. The films are Aubrey Nealon’s A SIMPLE CURVE, Sarah Polley’s AWAY FROM HER, Bernard ?mond’s LA NEUVAINE, and Michael McGowan’s SAINT RALPH. Guests include Film Circuit Director and founder Cam Haynes, and the Honourable Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario, who will present a special screening of AWAY FROM HER on January 18 in Mumbai with Bollywood star Rahul Bose. Director Aubrey Nealon (A SIMPLE CURVE) and actor Shauna MacDonald (SAINT RALPH) will also attend screenings of their films.