Maggie MacDonnell – Canada
Teaching in an environment as harsh as the Canadian Arctic is tough. Maggie has worked as a teacher in a village called Salluit, the second northernmost Inuit community in Quebec. Maggie’s whole approach has been about turning students from “problems” to “solutions”. Initiatives include her students running a community kitchen, attending suicide prevention training and partnering with the day care centre. In addition, Maggie has created a life skills programme specifically for girls to combat the complex gender issues in the community: teenage pregnancies are common, high levels of sexual abuse exist, and gender roles often burden young girls with domestic duties. If Maggie wins the prize she will establish a non-profit to support youth engagement, culture preservation and global citizenship.
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