YOU ARE NOT TOO YOUNG OR OLD TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE - a podcast by Women in the Gap

from 2021-09-26T06:29:29

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SEASON 2 EPISODE 27

HOST: SHEILA GLAVEE
GUEST: RYAN HRELJAC

PwS Quote: "You have what it takes to make a difference, all uou have to do is to start"

Ryan’s Quote: "You are never too young or old to make a difference"

Ryan Hreljac is a Canadian activist, who established the Ryan's Well Foundation to bring water to people in developing countries.

At the age of 6 he began a school project to fund raise for clean water initiatives.  Now at 30 years old, his organization has helped raise millions of dollars to bring clean water to more than one million people in seventeen countries around the world. 

Ryan has received numerous awards including the Order of Ontario, the Canadian Meritorious Service Medal, the Top 20 under 20 Youth Award, and World of Children’s Founder Award. Ryan’s work has also been featured in dozens of textbooks and hundreds of books and magazines including Time, People Magazine, and Reader’s Digest, as well as in television such as the Oprah Winfrey Show and CNN.  

The work of the Ryan’s Well Foundation has become the story of countless people, young and old, from around the world who ignore apathy and realize that anyone, even kids in grade one, can make a difference.


RYAN’S CONTACT
www.ryanswell.ca



PODCAST with SHEILA's CONTACT
https://linktr.ee/Podcastwithsheila
 
 

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