The Power of One
Marc Kielburger
Sunday, 30 Mar 2003 at 2:00 pm – Campanile Room, Memorial Union
Marc Kielburger is Director of Kids Can Free the Children International based in Toronto, Canada. He has overseen the construction of over 300 primary schools in poverty-ridden third world countries. He is the co-founder of Leaders Today, an international organization that empowers youth through leadership programs on a local, national and international level. Marc has extensive experience volunteering with children in war-torn regions of the world and has lead volunteer trips and facilitated leadership workshops in Kenya, Ecuador, India, Thailand and Nicaragua. Marc is a Harvard graduate and Rhodes Scholar in law at Oxford University. He is the co-author of Youth in Action! A Children's Guide to Social Issues, which was recently profiled on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Marc regularly hosts motivation skill building workshops and seminars for youth across North America and has facilitated workshops for the United Nations and the State of the World Forum.
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