Sopilal is known for her warmth and kindness throughout Ormakau Village, Kajiado. Her cozy home, with its doors always open, is a sanctuary of joy and laughter for her children and grandchildren who have always admired her perseverance… You see, a childhood accident left Sopilal nearly blind in her left eye, so she relied entirely… Continue reading Remaining sight saved by cataract surgery
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Peer-to-peer fundraiser combines passion for finance and philanthropy
Christian Labonte was thinking about what to do with his high school finance club, Capital Minds, during the summer of 2024. He was headed into grade 12. That summer, he had taken a one-week intensive finance course at Bentley University, in the United States. “I had an idea for a stock competition,” he says. At… Continue reading Peer-to-peer fundraiser combines passion for finance and philanthropy
This little one has a big future ahead
Look at those big, beautiful eyes! This is baby Aarsh, from a small village just outside Moradabad city, in Uttar Pradesh, India. At seven months old, he weighs about seven pounds – what many babies weigh at birth. Aarsh’s mother, Shabana, was only seven months pregnant when she delivered him prematurely. Little Aarsh had been… Continue reading This little one has a big future ahead
Childhood friendship fuels hope for 23,000 kids in Ghana
While most Canadian schoolkids would have a hard time finding Ghana on a map, the West African country truly came to life for donor Sharon Margison when she was 10 years old. That year, her mother, then president of the Toronto YWCA, developed a close friendship with a young Ghanaian woman named Sika (also known… Continue reading Childhood friendship fuels hope for 23,000 kids in Ghana
