3CA successfully carried out the RAYI micro-grants for the fiscal year 2024-2025. RAYI has cultivated a thriving ecosystem of innovation. It guided and empowered 15 youth projects which were led by 30 innovative youth. The RAYI micro grants project awarded a total of $57,500 to these projects run by youth from racialized and underserved communities to serve their communities.

• The awarded grants consisted of:
• 5 projects funded with $5000 each
• 5 projects received $4000 each
• 1 project received $2500
• 1 project received $3547
• 1 project received $2107.70
• 1 project received $1892.30
• 1 project received $2453

The RAYI micro-grants project served a total of 2194 youth beneficiaries across all projects. The original goal of RAYI micro-grants was to equip these visionary, youthful minds with the grant and the professional tools needed to turn their creative ideas into impactful realities. INDEED, the successfully implemented RAYI micro-grants project for the fiscal year 2024-2025 has exceeded its goals.

2024/2025 RAYI Micro Grants Recipients

• • Youth Buddies
  • Somali Students Association of Queens University
  • Somali Canadian Youth Initiative
  • ABAB Education Youth
  • Khalid Basketball Association
  • Future Leaders
  • Quraac, Qado iyo Casho
  • The Horizon Academy
  • Kelvin Doe Foundation
  • Poetry Decoded
  • Roaring with Excitement
  • Mosaic Youth
  • Somali Futures
  • Academic Achievers Network
  • Human Nature Projects Canada