Implementation Phase
Canada

PIRURSIIVIK*

GREENHOUSE AND SOCIAL ART PROJECT

2017 - 2021

*“A place to grow” in Inuktitut

Inukjuak, Nunavik, Quebec
1,500
People will be impacted by project’s end
1,000
People impacted in 2020

Highlights

– Received the hydroponic container (by Growcer) on-site in October 2020; the first production of fresh produce is targeted for summer 2021.

– Created a high-fidelity prototype for the Pirursiiniq Nunavimmi Online Knowledge Sharing Platform with potential users from communities across Nunavik.

– Seven cold frames (greenhouse boxes) active over summer 2020 produced an average of 22 bags of mixed produce per box.

– Tupiq A.C.T. transformed their mutidisciplinary circus show Tupituqaq into a full-length film to adapt to the travel restrictions.

– Provided COVID-19 support through emergency food boxes, including colouring pages, soap, handwashing promotion posters, and even a short film by Tupiq A.C.T. on prevention measures.

Investment

TOTAL INVESTMENT
US$2.10M
TOTAL INVESTMENT FROM ONE DROP
US$2.03M
2020 INVESTMENT FROM ONE DROP
US$0.70M
2020 INVESTMENT FROM PARTNERS
US$0.02M

Partners

EXECUTING PARTNER

Makivik Corporation

FINANCIAL PARTNER

RBC Foundation

2020 SOCIAL ART PARTNER

Tupiq A.C.T.

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THE STORY OF A COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER FOR A HEALTHY FUTURE

Inukjuak, Nunavik, Quebec, Canada

The following story, from the Pirursiivik Project, is about community members increasing their families’ access to healthy foods by finding new ways to grow vegetables in a northern climate, including hydroponics using water instead of soil.

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