A young activist is spreading Christmas cheer this year among African children in Nova Scotia in the Halifax area.
Trayvone Clayton is hosting a one-day community project with the non-profit organization GameChangers902 called Community Christmas.
The goal of the project is to help African children in Nova Scotia connect with each other and give back.
Clayton, a 24-year-old criminology student, says Christmas is a difficult time for children in his community.
“Christmas to me, honestly, like growing up in a single parent household of four. Just like my mom, she always had her moments, it was always hard in my community to celebrate Christmas the way we wanted to, but we found a way to get past that hurdle and celebrate Christmas,” he told CTV’s Jayson Baxter during an interview. recent.
Clayton plans to bring together 30 kids from different communities and pair them up to build a connection with each other.
The children will also have a mentor from the African Nova Scotia community escort them to the Halifax Mall and each child will have $350 to spend on the other child they are matched with and their families.
“I come from a low-income community and that’s why I want to put my foot down to say, ‘Hey, I’m here to help as much as I can so you and your family celebrate Christmas as much as possible. you want,’” Clayton said.
He adds that the response from the community has been overwhelming.
“The donations are coming in, I think we’re halfway there right now. Shout out to the many local organizations that have donated,” she said.
The event will take place on December 18. Donations can be made online.
