Providing students with the environment to create can lead to innovative solutions to challenges, such as affordable housing. It was in this type of environment that Kuponya Innovations was created.
Developed by a Wilfrid Laurier University student, Jordan Prentice, with the support of Enactus Laurier, Kuponya Innovations is addressing the housing crisis in Indigenous communities. The enterprise is partnering with the community of Fort Good Hope in the Northwest Territories, where in consultation with architects, engineers, municipal officials, Indigenous leaders and residents, the partnership aims to build 20 energy-efficient tiny homes.
Kuponya Innovations will then work with community partners to train residents to help assemble and maintain the homes, enhancing self-sufficiency.
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