An advocate for equity, justice and global acceptance, Salina displays a social conscience that marks her as a true leader. Salina has served as a World Vision Youth Ambassador in Rwanda, a United Nations Panelist on Disaster Risk Reduction in New York and a Global Platform Youth Facilitator in Geneva. Locally, she is a tireless volunteer who has taught nutrition classes in the Downtown Eastside, tutored children with learning disabilities and served as a volunteer for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. In recognition of her extraordinary contributions, Salina is an Order of Canada Youth Mentee, as well as a recipient of the BC Community Achievement Medallion. Salina is completing her UBC accounting and e-business degree, and has excelled as a co-op student at KPMG.
Connecting the Community Quote:
“My passion for advocating for mothers in difficult circumstances was sparked while representing World Vision at a widows’ cooperative in Rwanda; working to achieve self-reliance and independence those mothers, and the at-risk teens I work with locally, are my inspiration for supporting YWCA’s early learning and child care program which provides affordable childcare to teen moms enrolled at Tupper Secondary School.”
via YWCA Metro Vancouver :: 2012 Nominees – Young Women of Distinction.
Earlier related: Ashnoor Nagji – Founder, BELIEF – nominated for YWCA’s Women of Distinction Award
Vote for Ashnoor and Salina: http://ywcavan.org/content/Connecting_the_Community_Award/1147
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