Occupation:Founder, Girls 20Summit
Country of Origin:Uganda
City:Toronto, Ontario
Politics and community affairs have played an important role in Farah Mohamed’s life since her family immigrated to Canada in 1972. Her parents fled their native Uganda when Mohamed was only two years old and settled in St. Catharines, Ontario. “My parents taught [my sister and me] that we should find a way to give back [to this country],” says Mohamed, who volunteered in nursing homes as a child. “Rather than reading the comics, my parents made us read the papers,” she says. Being an engaged citizen was important to Mohamed, who was thrilled about turning 18 so she could finally vote.
Mohamed began her career working with some of Canada’s most senior politicians on Parliament Hill and later became the vice-president of partnerships and government relations at Victorian Order of Nurses, Canada’s largest not-for-profit charitable home. But it was while working with the Belinda Stronach Foundation that Mohamed found an outlet for her passion to promote social change and empower women.
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