The project aligns with several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by promoting inclusive and equitable public recreation services for immigrant and racialized communities in British Columbia.
Here's how the project's objectives correspond with specific SDGs:
Target 3.4: Reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment, and promote mental health and well-being.
Alignment: By enhancing access to recreation services, the project supports physical activity and social engagement, which are vital for physical and mental health.
Target 4.7: Ensure all learners acquire knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including human rights, gender equality, and cultural diversity.
Alignment: The project's educational components, such as EDI training for staff and community workshops, foster understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity and inclusion.
Target 10.2: Empower and promote the social, economic, and political inclusion of all, irrespective of race, ethnicity, or other status.
Alignment: The project aims to reduce inequalities by ensuring that public recreation services are accessible and welcoming to immigrant and racialized communities.
Target 11.7: Provide universal access to safe, inclusive, and accessible green and public spaces, particularly for marginalized groups.
Alignment: By enhancing access to recreation services, the project supports physical activity and social engagement, which are vital for physical and mental health.
Target 16.7: Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory, and representative decision-making at all levels.
Alignment: The project's community-based participatory research approach ensures that marginalized voices are included in decision-making processes related to public recreation services.
Target 17.17: Encourage effective partnerships between the public sector, civil society, and other stakeholders.
Alignment: The project fosters partnerships among municipal recreation departments, community organizations, and immigrant communities to collaboratively enhance recreation services.
Understand immigrant and racialized communities' recreation needs, identify access initiatives, and address barriers through systemic change.
Create pathways to strengthen societal integration and boost civic engagement within immigrant and racialized communities.
Build impactful partnerships between municipal recreation staff and immigrant and racialized communities to co-create accessible programs.
Produce exemplary initiatives that can be adapted and implemented in other Canadian communities to improve access for equity-deserving groups.
Capture data on the intersectional identities within immigrant and racialized communities to inform future research and support for other equity-deserving groups.
Ensure co-created initiatives benefit target populations and intersecting communities, including those with disabilities and diverse gender identities.