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Divya Dey

Etobicoke, ON

Divya Dey is a young community leader passionate about creating inclusive outdoor spaces for Black, Indigenous, and Women of Colour (BIWOC). With over a decade of experience in recreation and sustainability, she has launched award-winning nature-based programs that centre safety, belonging, and environmental connection. Her initiatives address the systemic barriers BIWOC face in accessing outdoor spaces, combining community care with climate education. Divya holds a Master’s in Sustainability Management and an Honours Bachelor’s in International Development and Environmental Science from the University of Toronto. Her work has been featured in Canada’s National Observer. She is committed to reimagining who belongs in nature—and ensuring leadership in environmental spaces reflects the communities most impacted.

BIWOC Outdoors Trip

BIWOC Outdoors empowers Black, Indigenous, and Women of Colour through inclusive, accessible, and culturally safe outdoor experiences. By reducing barriers to nature, the project fosters belonging, well-being, and environmental stewardship—reclaiming space for joy, healing, and resistance while creating lasting impact for diverse individuals and the broader movement for equity in the outdoors.

About this Project

Communities Served

My project will involve and/or impact the following communities:

    United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

    When it comes to community impact projects, the UN has created 17 Sustainable Development Goals. These are the Sustainable Development Goals associated with my project.

      How the project works

      BIWOC Outdoors organizes accessible and inclusive outdoor experiences—such as canoeing, rock climbing, and hiking—designed for Black, Indigenous, and Women of Colour. Each trip includes culturally safe programming led by trained guides, with gear, transportation, and meals often provided. Activities are paired with workshops on self-care, mental wellness, and community building, creating a holistic space for healing, empowerment, and connection to land and one another.

      Project Impact

      BIWOC Outdoors fosters confidence in the outdoors, helping participants feel safe, empowered, and connected to nature. The program builds community and lifelong friendships, nurtures green skills, and inspires greater interest in climate action. It also bridges connections between Francophone and non-Francophone Ontarians, creating inclusive spaces where diverse women grow together through shared learning, healing, and joy in the natural world.

      Project Mission

      Our mission is to create inclusive and transformative environmental leadership opportunities for BIWOC and gender-diverse youth by connecting them with nature, each other, and tools for climate justice, all within a culturally rooted, bilingual, and community-led retreat format.

      Project Team

      Divya (Lead): Oversees coordination, francophone outreach, bilingual programming, booking activities, and facilitation 2 volunteers: Coordinates logistics, emailing, accommodations, and accessibility 2-5 Volunteers (Intergenerational Engagement): Leads senior integration, documentation, and storytelling Guest Facilitators: Deliver themed workshops (food justice, biking, climate storytelling) Youth Support Roles: Help co-design and support peer engagement