The Trickster Effect is a socio-cultural intervention program based on a series of artistic, recreational and educational activities simultaneously implemented with a group a youth and a group of adults from the same community.

The program offers the youth and the adults a place for peers to meet, to express, learn, exchange and foster self-esteem.

The activities aim at supporting youth as they grow their identity through empowering cultural and intergenerational ties, as well as developing a sense of belonging. The staging of the tale and its presentation at the end of the program allow them to experience a situation of success and contribute to the development of self-esteem.

The program also contributes to make the participants aware of healthy life habits through fun physical activities or to a healthy diet through daily snacks.

The Trickster Effect integrates training and skill development. Our counselors transmit their knowledge and the program's principles to Aboriginal counselors and trainees who co-direct program activities with our staff.

The Trickster Effect is inspired by the Njabulo HIV/AIDS Residency Program and was developed by Clowns Without Borders South Africa.

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Through storytelling, singing, circus workshops, games and other artistic and creative activities, the youth are progressively led into staging a traditional Aboriginal tale proposed by the adults, which they will then present to their community at the end of the program.

The program opens with a performance for by our artists. The activities organized with the adults (elders, parents, guardians, etc.) include tales, physical and emotional expression exercises, discussion circles and games. The elders will acquire new social tools enabling them to interact with their young people and with one another. These exercises are beneficial for the well-being of all participants.

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« Quoi de mieux pour renforcer les liens intergénérationnels ? [...] Un lieu de rencontre entre pairs, un lieu d'expression, d'apprentissage et de valorisation »
Innuvelle

« ...empowering the children, and giving them confidence »
APTN National News

« Our objective: establishing solid ties with the communities, work hand in hand and share our knowledge as much as we can... hoping our program will become unnecessary in the future. »
François-Xavier Michaux, Program Director

« It’s a great program for children to learn about their traditions and to increase their interaction with Elders in the community. »
Erika Eagle, Social Development Assistant with Waswanipi Brighter Future