For Every Child
My greatest healing has been in the service of others
UNICEF Canada and Beyond
As a result, my philanthropic work has helped to raise more than $3.4 million dollars, impacting 2.3 million children and women around the world, and giving access to water, sanitation and hygiene programs that provided 4.3 million households access to clean water.
Goodwill Ambassador UNICEF Canada
“Growing up I had everything a child could want and need. Unexpectedly, due to war and genocide, at 11 years old I found myself in the middle of the refugee camp, living on the bare minimum, walking more than 10 kilometres just to access clean drinking water and sleeping in a single tent with our entire family. As a little girl in the middle of that chaos, I would often ask myself “Who will come for me?”
After witnessing too many children lose their parents and the opportunities to build a life they deserve, I made a promise to myself that when I grow up, I will dedicate my life to making this world a better place.
In 2018 I had the opportunity to visit some of the most amazing, hardworking youth in South Africa looking for healthy opportunities to build a strong future for themselves.
With my philosophy of it takes a village and while very proud of the work UNICEF is leading, I knew that it would take many heart-centered leaders to advance more girls in education.
Thank you for joining me on this UNdaunted journey.”
Advance Education
As a UNICEF Ambassador for 11 years, the biggest change I would like to make is to enhance the lives of 262 million children without access to education in the world today. For many, this is a reality hard to comprehend; but I have learned that to build a better world, we need the contribution of everyone; and it starts with every child gaining the knowledge and skills necessary to build their future.
Removing barriers to girls’ education