Featured Projects
Priority Project
WUSC-UBC Refugee Fund
The continuing Syrian refugee crisis has sparked an outpouring of support from Canadians all over the country including here at UBC. You can join the efforts of students, faculty and more
Community Engagement
Priority Project
Creating a stronger generation of BC youth
The Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia aims to make a real difference to high-risk youth living in BC. This commitment has led to the creation of two youth development initiatives: the Struggling Youth Research Network and the Social Emotional Learning program. Both aim to help children and youth face learning and life challenges, so they more
Community Engagement
Priority Project
UBC project Globe in Peace is making lasting peace possible in post-genocide Rwanda
The genocide of 1994 in Rwanda was one of the bleakest moments in African history. 800,000 Tutsis were killed by Hutu extremists and, just nine years later, 63,000 convicted killers more
Community Engagement
Priority Project
Supporting Community Outreach at UBC Botanical Garden
During UBC Botanical Garden’s 100th Anniversary in 2016, the Garden created a new community outreach program to celebrate its history and make its future more accessible to vulnerable children, more
Priority Project
100 Years of Impact: Mapping Donor Support
If you take a walk around our campus, you will see the impact of our supporters everywhere. Click on the points below to find out more—where will you make a more
Community Engagement, Research Excellence, Student Learning
Priority Project
The History Education Network/Histoire et éducation en réseau (THEN/HiER)
Your support will help raise students’ historical consciousness and heighten understanding of collective heritage, improving not only their learning, but also their positions as global citizens. more
Community Engagement
Priority Project
Mobile Community Dental Clinic
In 2015, UBC Dentistry invites you to support its new initiative: the Mobile Community Dental Clinic. Inspired by the beginnings of its patient treatment program, the new mobile clinic will more
Community Engagement
Priority Project
Sauder Social Entrepreneurship – Kenya: Empowering Impoverished Communities
The mission of SSE – Kenya is to uplift the lives of African youth and their communities through sustainable entrepreneurship. more
Community Engagement, Student Learning
Priority Project
Building Academic Retention through K9’s – B.A.R.K
Building Academic Retention through K9’s (BARK) brings together university students and trained therapy dogs and handlers in an effort to reduce stress, combat homesickness, foster interpersonal more
Community Engagement
Priority Project
Morita Evaluation Research Grant
The purpose of this project is to investigate the effectiveness and outcomes of an innovative intervention program: the Action-Based Psychosocial Reconciliation Approach (ABPRA) Program. It is more
Research Excellence
Priority Project
Improving the health of Ugandan children
Uganda is facing a crisis in its ability to provide surgical care to its children. 48.3% of Ugandans are under age 15, yet Uganda has only one certified pediatric surgeon. more
Community Engagement
Priority Project
The Clyde Hertzman Legacy Fund
Family and colleagues of Dr. Clyde Hertzman have established the Clyde Hertzman Legacy Fund to support academic investigation and community initiatives that strengthen the social and emotional more
Research Excellence
