Past projects have taken students to China, India, Indonesia, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Cameroon, Chile, Brazil, Thailand, Ukraine, Russia and Jordan.
The program was created by professor Peter Klein with the help of a $1 million donation from Alison Lawton and the Mindset Social Innovation Foundation.
Awards
Project
Project Year
Award/Nomination
China's Generation Green
2014
Edward R. Murrow National Award for Best Online Video News Series
Society of Professional Journalists – Sigma Delta Chi Award for Non-Deadline Online Reporting
Canadian Association of Journalists Award for Online Media
Edward R. Murrow Regional Award (International Region) Small Online News Organization Video Series
Canadian Online Publishing Award – Best Interactive Story
CUT
2013
Edward R. Murrow Regional Award (International Region) Small Online News Organization Overall Excellence
Webby Award - Green Category
Canadian Online Publishing Award - Best Multimedia Feature
Canadian Online Publishing Award - Best Interactive Story
The Pain Project
2011
Association of Health Care Journalists Award
Canadian Online Publishing Award - Best Multimedia Feature Gold
Canadian Online Publishing Award - Best Online-Only Publication Silver
Cheap Shrimp: Hidden Costs
2010
Canadian Online Publishing Award - Nomination
Online Journalism Award - Nomination Online Video Journalism, Small Site
Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground
2009
Emmy Award - Outstanding Investigative Journalism
Emmy Award - Nomination for Outstanding Research
Livingston Award for Young Journalists - Nomination