Free The Children
Free The Children "is the world's largest network of children helping children through education, with more than one million youth involved in our innovative education and development programs in 45 countries. Founded in 1995 by international child rights activist Craig Kielburger, Free The Children has a proven track record of success. The organization has received the World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child (also known as the Children's Nobel Prize), the Human Rights Award from the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations, and has formed successful partnerships with leading school boards and Oprah's Angel Network." [1]
- Craig Kielburger - Founder
- Marc Kielburger - Co-Founder
- Dalal Al-Waheidi - Executive Director
Contents
Key Partners
Accessed September 2008: [2]
See link for other partners which include CIDA.
People
Accessed September 2008: [3]
Canadian Board of Directors:
- Michelle Douglas – Department of Justice Canada - President of the Canadian Board
- Adrian Horwood – Senior Vice President (Communications and Marketing), National Bank Financial
- Charlotte Empey – Associate Dean, School of Performing Arts, Humber College
- Chris Besse – Vice President, Market Development, Thomson Nelson
- Craig Kielburger – Free The Children Founder and Chair
- David Sersta – VP Conferences & Tradeshows, ideacCity09, Zoomer Media & The 50Plus Group
- Ed Gillis – Legislative Assistant, Canadian House of Commons
- Gregory Harmandayan – CFO, Huntech Consultants
- John Gaither – Secondary School Principal (retired)
- Jordana Weiss – Student
- Kathy Sarafian – President and General Manager, Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) Canada
- Lara Steinhouse – Student
- Mary Eileen Donovan – (Retired) Superintendent of Education, Toronto Catholic District School Board
- Stephanie Kay – Student
American Board of Directors:
- Eva Haller – Philanthropist - President of the American Board of Directors
- Amy Eldon Turteltaub – Author and Film Producer
- Beverly Cooper Neufeld – Former Director, The White House Project
- Craig Heimark – Strategic Consultant
- Craig Kielburger – Free The Children Founder
- David Cohen (Counterpart) – Vice President, Counterpart International Inc
- Dick Simon – CEO, RCI Inc.
- Ernan Roman – CEO and President of Ernan Roman Direct Marketing
- Hal Schwartz – Fine Arts Photographer, Graphic Designer
- Jessica Mayberry – Youth Representative
- Juliet Bryan-Brown – Youth Representative, Student
- Jonathan White – Assistant Professor of Sociology and Political Economy, Bridgewater State College
- Josh Cohen – Investment Broker
- Libby Heimark – Former Director, The Options Institute
- Mary Lewis – Assistant to Dr. Jane Goodall and Vice-President of Outreach, Jane Goodall Institute
- Megan Singh – Student, Youth Representative
- Monica Yunus – Soprano, The Metropolitan Opera and co-Director, Sing For Hope
- Neil Taylor – VP Marketing, Investors Group
- Richard Prins – Student, Author and Youth Representative
- Virginia Benderley – Author and Philanthropist
Advisory Board of Directors:
- Connie Steensma – Chair Emerita, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
- Izabel Lam – Designer & Artist
- Janice Schoening – VP Editorial, McGraw-Hill Ryerson
- Lekha Singh – Photographer, Artist & Author
- Leonard Merrill Kurz – Director & Film Producer, Chairman, Forest Creatures Entertainment
- Marisa Antonello – Principal Graphic Artist, Turnstyle Imaging
- Patricia Gagic – International Artist
- Paula Perlis – International Human Activist
- Reed Cowan – Founder, Wesley Smiles Coalition, Anchor, Fox 7 Miami Florida
- Yoel Haller – Physician
Honorary Advisors
Accessed September 2008: [4]
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu
- Her Majesty Queen Noor
- Richard Gere
- Jody Williams
- Jane Goodall
- Marion Wright Edelman
- Walter Cronkite
- Ann Roosevelt
- David Krieger
- Kim Phuc
- Ben Zander
- H.E. Olara A. Otunnu
