Last May, Tianna Makhurane spent 10 days in Trinidad and Tobago visiting markets and agricultural projects to learn about sustainability and food security in the region.
The trip was part of the Global Justice and Change (GJC) Program, a series of courses which invites students to explore topics on a global scale using an equity and justice-oriented lens. All the opportunities are fully funded and applications are open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents who self-identify as Indigenous, Black, or racialized, students with disabilities, and low-income students. Two new courses are being offered in the spring 2024 session and applications are open now.
Makhurane, who is a second-year student in TMU’s midwifery education program, took the course Repositioning Women in Caribbean Agriculture: Food Sustainability and Food Sovereignty in Trinidad and Tobago taught by professor Petra Roberts. Makhurane wanted to understand how the pandemic affected global sustainability and the barriers, as well as opportunities, for local producers in making food security a reality in their regions.
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