World Vision is proud to announce the fourth year of our Youth Ambassador program! Thanks to funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), since 2007 World Vision has been selecting high caliber youth from across Canada to become Youth Ambassadors.

A big “thank you” to all who applied for our Youth Ambassador program this spring. We received a very large number of applications from many extremely well qualified applicants and it was very difficult to sort through and choose the best candidates from regions across Canada. We are pleased to introduce to you our six new Youth Ambassadors:

• Salina Dharamsi – Vancouver, BC
• Arynn Marchant – Calgary, AB
• Evan Roberts – Winnipeg, MB
• Rosemary McKee – Oakville, ON
• Michelle Vanderzon – St. Bruno, QC
• Jessica Savoie – Tracadie-Sheila, NB

Click here to learn more about each of the Youth Ambassadors and their excitement about the year ahead.

After three great years visiting Tanzania, this summer our Youth Ambassadors will travel to Rwanda for the first time. While there the YAs will visit the Rwandan World Vision office and visit families who are healthier and stronger thanks to partnership with World Vision.

The YAs will also participate in a Youth Leadership forum involving youth leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Tanzania. Together these youth will learn from each other and from World Vision staff about peace-building, development and leadership and then return to their home communities to become activists speaking out for change and fighting poverty.

Stay tuned and follow The Youth Ambassadors journey

• To get a glimpse of the experience of last year’s YAs, check out this video!
• To get more involved (and boost your YA application next year!) sign up for Shift. Stay connected and involved!
• Click here for an overview of how to become a Youth Ambassador.
• A big thank you to our outgoing Youth Ambassadors! Thanks for your extremely hard work this past year - speaking and inspiring others!