NEDC
Port Alberni, BC, Canada
About
Founded in 1984, NEDC is a non-profit organisation based in Port Alberni, Canada working on community development, employment & skills, education.
NEDC is a not-for-profit Indigenous Financial Institution and Community Futures organisation, incorporated in 1984, based in Port Alberni, British Columbia. It provides developmental lending, business financing, contributions and free business advisory services to Indigenous entrepreneurs and First Nation community-owned businesses on Vancouver Island. Its aim is to help First Nation communities become healthy, wealthy and socio-economically independent. Its Board includes representatives of the 14 Nuu-chah-nulth Nations, and it runs a scholarship fund and internship opportunities.
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Causes & programmes
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Programmes
George Watts Scholarship Fund
Education · Canada
Offers a limited number of scholarships each year to full-time Nuu-chah-nulth students in post-secondary business programmes.
Indigenous Women Entrepreneur Program
Employment & Skills · Canada
Supports Indigenous women entrepreneurs through workshops, events and business support on Vancouver Island.
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Credentials & affiliations
Partnerships
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association, Pacific Economic Development Canada, Indigenous Growth Fund, Community Futures Association, Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs, Primates World Relief and Development Fund, New Relationship Trust, All Nations Trust Company, Native Fishing Association, Haoom Fisheries Society
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