Our Impact | Purple Tie Foundation

Our impact

Scholarships, school outreach and six seasons of youth competition.

$20,000+scholarships awarded

21+schools represented

1,700+students reached

6competition seasons

Alberta

We award scholarships to graduating rural students with a commitment to social justice and community leadership. Our work with high schools and junior highs includes anti-racism, mental wellness and post-secondary preparation workshops.

Akwa Ibom State

Our annual essay writing and debate competitions bring together students from government secondary schools across the state.

In Season 6, ₦4.3 million was raised and invested toward students’ education, and desktop computers were donated to 62 schools.

Purple Tie organizers and students in Akwa Ibom State

From our community

“Winning the Purple Tie Rural Youth Scholarship gave me the confidence to step into leadership roles at university and beyond. Their belief in me made all the difference.”

2024 graduate · Rural Youth Scholarship

“Purple Tie’s anti-racism workshop opened my eyes to new ways of understanding bias and gave me practical tools for speaking up. I feel so much more confident standing up for what’s right.”

Grade 9 student · Anti-racism workshop

2021–2026