Beverley Wybrow is the president & CEO of the Canadian Women’s Foundation, Canada’s public foundation designed to raise and grant funds to meet specific needs of women and girls across the country. Since 1991, Canadian Women’s Foundation has invested more than $35 million in support to over 1,100 community programs for women and girls across Canada. It is now one of the ten largest women’s foundations in the world.
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Dec
15
2011
Martha Deacon is the founder and CEO of The Townships Project, created in late 1998 in response to then President Nelson Mandela’s challenge to do something about the poverty in his country. The Townships Project, a Canadian registered charity, has worked for 13 years with local microfinance organizations in South Africa to extend small loans to start or expand small businesses, always exploring how to make these loans more effective in the fight against poverty.
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Dec
05
2011
Caroline Riseboro
Vice President, Public Affairs for World Vision Canada
Caroline Riseboro is the Vice President, Public Affairs for World Vision Canada. In this role, Caroline provides leadership to the Government Relations, Advocacy and Public Relations divisions.
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Dec
04
2011
Rosemary McCarney is the president & CEO of Plan International Canada Inc. She discusses the Because I am a Girl nation-wide initiative to empower girls.
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Sep
04
2011
Sep
04
2011
Nelofer Pazira is an author, actor, filmmaker and humanitarian. She directed and performed in the critically-acclaimed feature film “Return to Kandahar.”
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21
2011
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09
2011
A survivor of childhood sexual abuse with a long road to healing, Ellen Campbell, President/CEO & Founder of the Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness (CCAA), translated her own recovery into hope for others. She opened a recovery bookstore in downtown Toronto and developed a conference centre for adult survivors going through recovery.
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Aug
07
2011
Kelita is a singer/songwriter and human rights advocate. She is a five-time Juno Award nominee, Entertainer of the Year and gave a young performer her break who eventually went on to superstar status – Shania Twain.
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Jun
26
2011
Kim & Madison MacGregor
Founder, I Believe She's Amazing movement / Spoksperson, Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Kim MacGregor is the Founder of the I Believe She’s Amazing grassroots “feel good” movement & spokesperson for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Madison MacGregor is also a spokesperson for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, who lives with CCF – and one of the most inspiring and courageous young girls in Canada.
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Jun
26
2011
Marina Nemat is the author of the popular memoir, “Prisoner of Tehran” and the follow-up “After Tehran: A Life Reclaimed.”
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Jun
26
2011
Gail Nyberg is the executive director of Daily Bread Food Bank, leading Canada’s largest food bank in the fight against hunger and poverty. She is based in Toronto.
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Jun
26
2011
Founder, Africa Alive Education Foundation that supports several schools, community building projects and feeding programs for children in Zimbabwe. She is committed to educating the world about the plight of the 17 million AIDS orphans in Africa.
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Rebecca MacDonald
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