LiveDifferent
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
About
Founded in 2000, LiveDifferent is a charity based in Brandon, Canada working on children & youth, education, international development +1 more.
LiveDifferent is a Canadian registered charity founded in 2000 that empowers youth through school programmes in Canada and service-learning abroad. It runs school assemblies, peer mentorship and youth development programmes for students, and organises volunteer-led humanitarian Builds that construct homes, schools and infrastructure in partner communities in Haiti, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Thailand. The organisation also runs the Freedom Village, a rescue home for girls, and a school in Haiti. It operates from Canada and is funded by donations, corporate partners and fundraising.
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Circles Program
Children & Youth · Canada
School assemblies, workshops and a peer mentorship curriculum that encourage students to build resilience and compassion, with extended programming in Northern and Indigenous communities.
Academy Program
Education · Mexico
A 13-week gap-semester service-learning programme in Mexico for students, combining self-discovery with service.
Builds Program
International development · Dominican Republic, Mexico, Haiti, Thailand
Volunteer-led construction of homes, schools and infrastructure in partner communities, developed with local families and community partners.
Freedom Village
Children & Youth · Haiti
A rescue home for young girls escaping exploitation, providing housing, care and education.
École L'Union
Education · Haiti
A school in Cap-Haïtien offering education, nutrition and guidance to children, including a meal programme.
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