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Each year during Global Action Week, the Global Campaign for Education and its members around the world including ACCESS give profile to one of the core areas of the Education For All agenda. This year, early childhood care and education is the focus of the campaign (April 22-28, 2012). Every year, over 200 million children under the age …

ChangeTheWorld: Ontario Youth Volunteer Challenge is a three-week campaign with a goal to get students to volunteer in their community, and serve the community involvement hours toward their high school diploma. This year, Ontario is asking 25,000 young people to volunteer 3 hours over the three week campaign, and ACCESS’ Youth Making a Difference Conference is …

ACCESS is excited to celebrate six years of promoting local youth activism, providing children with hope and a chance at education, igniting the potential of youth around the world, and inspiring others to help build its future. At this year’s special event on March 25, ACCESS is thrilled to recognize the major Ontario Trillium Foundation …

MISSISSAUGA – ACCESS is excited to announce the fourth annual Youth Making a Difference Conference to be held Thursday, April 26, 2012. The aim of Youth Making a Difference is to educate, empower and inspire local youth to make positive change in their community and beyond. Students are given the opportunity to discover their inner passions for social …

The Speak Up for Change Blog, an ACCESS local Youth Programming initiative, has undergone a substantial website re-design. The re-launch and new platform equips Speak Up for Change with several additional features and options to explore a variety of online content. In addition to supporting students in developing countries, ACCESS aims to engage and educate youth locally on social …

ACCESS has received a Youth in Action Grant from the United Way of Peel Region and Region of Peel to host the Arts for Change Talent Show. Annually the Youth in Action Grant is awarded to recognize youth in Peel between ages 14 and 24 that are making a positive impact in their community through various projects. This marks the third …

MISSISSAUGA, ON – ACCESS: Allowing Children a Chance at Education, Inc. is delighted to announce that they have received funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in support of local youth development programs. The funding, to be granted over two years, will build the capacity of this youth-led organization to expand local programming, including the Speak …

It is surreal to look back and realize it has been two years since the earthquake hit Haiti, on January 12. It is even harder to remember the devastation because it is not a headline on every newspaper anymore. Simply because it happened quite some time ago does not mean that we should forget the …

ACCESS would like to extend its best wishes to you this holiday – Merry Christmas! Please enjoy the year-end message below. Dear supporters and friends of ACCESS, This past year has been one of major growth – both for our team and our projects. Our growing team is inspired and motivated to take action and …

ACCESS firmly believes in helping to improve the quality of life for those in the developing world, and advocating Fair Trade products is one way of doing so. ACCESS is now offering new Fair Trade accessories, available for purchase to support both the labourers who produced the products and global education projects. These affordable crafts …