Social Enterprises
Creating economic opportunities by helping remarkable youth recognize their unique skill sets to apply towards projects within their communities.
Hot Shoe Productions offers high-quality, professional video services at affordable prices for the non-profit sector.
Supported by Youth Ottawa & The Social Planning Council Of Ottawa, their team of talented, young creative professionals work with you to deliver your organization’s message in a professional, polished manner. At the same time, the team provides valuable work experience and training to youth in priority communities through our Youth Active Media program.
Visit the website to find out more about Hot Shoe Productions and how they can help you tell stories that spark.
Our clients
Alois Nashali
"Working with YAM/Hot Shoes has always been a tremendous experience and overall working with fellow peers with same passion and experiencing each others energy and drive has always inspired me."
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Reine Tejares
"I've gotten so many positive, confidence-building experiences from working at Youth Active Media, and now Hot Shoe. Not only have I built my technical skills by teaching them to other youth and using them on production shoots for clients, I've also expanded on my leadership and interpersonal skills with the amount of people I've worked with."
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Other Enterprises
Empower’em is an organization run by Women of Colour (WOC) to help WOC build confidence through personal and professional growth. Nayaelah Siddiqui was part of our 2020 Summer Amplified cohort after noticing a gap in the services offered in her community for Muslim women like herself. Soon, the organization would grow to include all women of colour.
Cuts for kids was created by Ibrahim Musa, who was inspired by his experiences growing up as a refugee and feeling different from his peers. From taking the scissors to his teddy bear’s fur and then his own hair, to creating this organization that provides young kids from low-income families with haircuts free of charge, he aims to help kids feel confident in themselves no matter what.
Run by another Summer Amplified alum, Abdul Muse, Woke Studios is a music company that provides Afro-diverse artists with opportunities to develop their skills, produce and promote their work.
As an award-winning Afro-soul artist known as KAR33M, Abdul creates narrative-style music inspired by his favourite genres like Afrobeat, Hip Hop, R&B and Soul.
Hope is Famous is created by one of our most recent Summer Amplified Fellows, Nathan MonPremier. The organization aims to spread a message of hope through their clothing, and has since partnered with the Salvation Army and has been recognized by the Orleans Star.
Along with Nathan, Drayton Mulindabigwi Jabo is another one of our 2022 Summer Amplified Fellows. He began 20today20tomorrow in the hope of creating a better future for communities through creating a positive and inspiring environment for youth to learn and flourish.