Fall 2023: The New Entrepreneur | University of Waterloo Magazine | University of Waterloo

A radical response to the housing crisis

Waterloo PhD student and entrepreneur Sean Campbell is creating a new model for affordable housing

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Green Care Farms takes root

Rebekah Churchyard launched Canada’s first care farm for people with living with dementia

Nestled between apple and cherry tree orchards on a half-acre of rural land between Milton and Guelph, Ont., Green Care Farms is ready for planting. Incorporated by Rebekah Churchyard (BA ’13, BSW ’14) in 2021, it is Canada’s first care farm specifically for adults living with dementia, a disease that affects at least 597,000 Canadians today.
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The mushroom startup with the power to heal

Indigenous entrepreneur wants to use his mushroom-supplements business to start a dialogue for a positive future

Indigenous entrepreneur Evan Vandermeer (BSc in progress) is the founder of MycoNutrients, a mushroom-supplements distribution business grounded in Indigenous values of nurturing family, the Earth and one another.
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When there is no 9-1-1

Emergency Response Africa is connecting people experiencing medical emergencies to the care they need

Originally from Nigeria, Folake Owodunni (MBET ’21) was compelled to create Emergency Response Africa to address the gaps in health services available to people living in Africa.

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