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Climate Conscious

Supporting STEM in Remote Regions

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Sharon Aschaiek

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More students in remote, rural, and Indigenous communities in Canada will have opportunities to become proficient in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), thanks to the Drax Foundation.

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In 2023, Drax, a British power generation firm, donated almost $250,000 to support four organizations that make STEM education more accessible, in alignment with the firm’s objective of advancing positive socioeconomic change. Diane Smit, a regional manager with Scientists in School, a charity that conducts STEM enrichment workshops for students across Canada, says a Drax gift funded hundreds of workshops for roughly 3,500 students.

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Funded in part by the Government of Canada's Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities.
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