consent as a tool for connection.

We’re living in the most connected era of human history, where our ability to connect with each other becomes one of our most vital skills.

Across campuses and communities, we see rising loneliness, burnout, and unspoken harm in everyday interactions.

The Connection Project was created in response to this growing disconnection, to transform how we relate to ourselves, each other, and the world around us.

Read our story…

We create relational, embodied learning experiences that help students, communities, and institutions build the skills to connect, communicate, and navigate relationships with awareness and care.

from protection

to connection

WHAT WE DO

We create spaces where people don’t just learn about connection, they practice it.

Through workshops, pop-ups, and programs, we design interactive experiences that invite reflection, participation, and real-life application.

Participants develop emotional awareness, relational skills and the ability to navigate boundaries, conflict, and connection.

If we want a brighter future, we can’t only resist what exists.

We have to start building and practicing alternatives, in how we relate, every day.

BOOK A CALL

Core themes we work with

embodied consent & Boundaries

What if consent was a tool for connection rather than protection?

NAVIGATING CONFLICT & REPAIR

What if conflict was the beginning of connection, not the end?

explore OUR APPROACH & PHILOSOPHY

EMOTIONAL & RELATIONAL AWARENESS

What if every feeling carried a message, and you knew how to listen?

OUR MISSION

We create safer communities, not just by preventing harm, but by transforming how we relate.

We believe that people are wired for connection and that social safety begins not with rules, but with relationships.

OUR origin

We began in response to sexual violence on university campuses, but quickly discovered that the roots of this violence ran deeper: into our systems, our cultural norms, and the way we were taught to relate.

STUDENTS AND YOUTHS

WE WORK WITH

ASSOCIATIONS AND BOARDS

INTRODUCTION WEEKS

UNIVERSITY ECOSYSTEMS

CONSENT AS A TOOL

FOR CONNECTION,

RATHER THAN PROTECTION

A short film by The Connection Project titled “Consent: A tool for connection.”

testimonies

TASNEEM, 22

Seeing it and being in such an environment was eye-opening, it’s so often we forget that we can just say “no” (whether its a hug, or doing someone a favour). We’ve all been taught to please people since childhood, so we often feel guilty for saying no, but your exercise empowered us in a way that suddenly, after merely listening to our bodies and saying no, without having to come up with an excuse, it feels so freeing. Thank you for teaching us that and reminding us of the importance it carries. I hope you plan more workshops ahead!
SABINE, 19

It helped me understand that not only is it important to be able to ask for consent, but also to understand the difference between willing to and wanting to give consent. It provided me with the context to be able to understand what makes a space safe and stated the importance of this within the context of relationships, very much so including platonic ones too.
NIELS, 25

One can philosophize by oneself about consent and whatnot but hearing others' experiences from their own mind puts what you think in another perspective. I think, in people who might not have given it as much thought as we might have it might generate a lot of empathy for their (future) partners. Consent is a super nuanced topic and these kinds of sessions give us the chance to put it into perspective.
SOHAM, 20

I had never attended one these events so was really unsure what to expect. I had always been under the impression these sort of workshops would just kind of "hate on men" but I was genuinely surprised. I was glad that I attended as I got to experience and talk about an issue which I have seen people go through and that I can also to some extent relate to.
anonymous

That a big benefit of consent culture is the fact that we get to talk about these things more openly, and I at least was reminded that so many of my experiences are not mine alone, which was very comforting.
DERECK, 22

Hands down my favourite part of the whole workshop was interacting with other people who view the world in a different way. It allowed me to see a different approach and helped me change my own ways, which I had been stuck in. Ever since this workshop, I have been forming better connections with loved ones through clear communication. I also noticed that I give more thought to how other people feel in my presence, and it allows me to have more empathy for them. I hope to have many more conversations that are as open-minded as what I experienced in this workshop.