Global Ideas Institute Food Security: Child Malnutrition in India April 8, 2014 ASIAN INSTITUTE at THE MUNK SCHOOL of GLOBAL AFFAIRS “The Global Ideas Institute has allowed me to view the world from a radically different perspective and challenged me to participate in teamwork in an entirely new way to find solutions to the most pressing social issues facing the world today.” –Nicholas Elder, Global Ideas Institute

We live in one of the world’s most diverse cities, and we Th is year’s challenge focuses on child malnutrition in are experiencing a time of dramatic change. We see a more India. Addressing this issue is of critical importance. deeply interconnected world, fuelled by technology, with Working in teams and led by mentors from the University momentum enough to change corporations, media, and of and the Institute for Studies in , governments in every country. At the same time, we see deep the students work in a distributed learning model to share divisions politically and economically, and an ailing planet. readings and conduct face-to-face discussions. In April, their Th e imperatives for a renewed sense of global citizenship and teams will identify and pitch their solutions to the challenge. global engagement are clear and unequivocal. We know that Th is symposium will take place at the Munk School of Global our best students in their fi nal years of high school are not Aff airs and will feature a panel of experts in the health and being off ered enough opportunities in the conventional development fi eld. curriculum to develop those hard and soft skills that they Th e students’ work has been fully integrated across will need to meet the challenges already present in the world. the many fi elds and disciplines involved in such a complex Th ey suff er from this lack of stimulation, and as a country problem. Th ey are reading and grappling with everything we miss the opportunity to benefi t from their freshness, from academic research papers to news clippings, from their technological expertise, their passion, and their sophisticated demographic materials to personal stories of global-mindedness. those directly working in the fi eld. Th ey are struggling with Students are our future leaders and we would do well real-world problems through multi-disciplinary lenses. Th ey by ensuring that they engage their world in intellectually are learning about advocacy, empathy, and global citizen- imaginative ways. Th e Asian Institute at the Munk School ship. Th ey, along with their mentors, receive no credit of Global Aff airs and the University of Toronto Schools have for their work, other than the gratifi cation of studying a jointly planned a symposium for motivated, self-selected pressing problem that has not yet been resolved, together high school students, to take place in April 2014. Th e sympo- generating solutions that can potentially better the lives of sium will be the culmination of over six months of organized hundreds of millions in low- and middle-income countries. group study, research, and continual dialogue. Toronto students from fourteen schools, in grades eleven and twelve, are studying and discussing complex issues in the Global South. Th ey have benefi ted from a series of lectures and interactive seminars with the world’s leading scholars of health and development.

“Global Ideas Institute opened my eyes to a world where my ideas matter to people’s lives. It allowed me to be not just a teenager concerned about other people’s misfortunes in a textbook, but also a potential part of the solution in real life.” –Gege Ran,

1 In its fourth year now, the Global Ideas Institute (GII) has continued to expand its reach in the Greater Toronto Area, bringing together more students from around the city to consider pressing global challenges and to try to resolve them. In 2010, GII participants tackled the challenge of replicating the Aravind Eye Hospital; in 2011, the challenge was centred on reinventing the toilet; and last year, GII focused on scaling up Sprinkles, a malnutrition intervention. Th is year, students involved with the GII are looking at ways in which we can alleviate child malnutrition in India. Participants have learned about the burden of malnutrition worldwide, and particularly in India, and various food supplementation and forti- fi cation programs designed to produce, distribute, and encourage the use of foods fortifi ed with micronutrients in many parts of the developing world. Th e challenge, however, is to devise sustainable, scalable, and environmentally sound ways to ensure that many more children have access to and benefi t from such interventions. Impact is front-and-centre at the GII. But more specifi cally, we are interested in impacting the prevalence of malnutrition in places far away Welcome and for people we have never met. Th e GII looks to inculcate the value of “other regarding” concern: the desire and ability to have an impact on to the people and places distant from our everyday lives here in Canada. Our aim is to ensure that the next generation of Canadian leaders are in fact Global Ideas global leaders, who have the capacities to imagine the lives of those less fortunate, to not take for granted the opportunities we have here, and to translate what we know here to have a positive impact elsewhere. Institute International organizations such as the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) support public-private partnerships to increase access to the missing nutrients in diets necessary for people, communities, and economies to be stronger and healthier. Th eir innovative program to employ women’s self-help groups in rural India to locally procure and produce cereals fortifi ed with essential micronutrients for vulnerable populations aims not only to reduce the burden of malnutrition among children, but also to empower women in rural communities. We know that this is a good idea that has proven to be successful in a small com- munity. But we need to improve the effi ciency of the cook stoves used by women in rural villages to cook the fortifi ed foods so as to reduce the risk of respiratory diseases and maximize the benefi ts of the program. We also need to scale up the implementation of this in order for local solutions to have a truly global impact. Needless to say, it is very diffi cult to transform those great local ideas into global solutions. But these are precisely the Asian Institute kinds of challenges we must meet if we are to have an impact. at the University Scholars and students at the University of Toronto are working on of Toronto these diffi cult challenges. We are trying to fi gure out ways to improve Munk School of Global Aff airs child health worldwide. And we have benefi ted enormously from the 1 Devonshire Place, contributions and enthusiasm of GII participants. High school teachers Room 227n have invested their time, energy, and knowledge to direct the students. Toronto, on m5s 3k7 U of T mentors from the Asian Institute, OISE, the Munk School, and across campus have worked hard to facilitate discussion and debate. Th e t 416 946 8996 GII management team has been absolutely superlative. And the partici- f 416 946 8838 pants have inspired all of us with their smarts, drive, intellect, empathy, e [email protected] and leadership. Congratulations to everyone involved with the 2013 – 14 w www.utoronto.ca/ai Global Ideas Institute. Your extraordinary qualities never cease to amaze me and, indeed, leave me optimistic that the oversights of our past can and will be resolved with your solutions for the future.

Joseph Wong Ralph and Roz Halbert Professor of Innovation Professor of Political Science and Canada Research Chair Director, Asian Institute

2 Th e Global Ideas Institute (GII) is an exceptional educational endeavour that involves senior secondary students in an in depth exploration of a complex problem facing the Global South. Th is year the GII will be engaged in the challenge of addressing child malnutrition in India through anganwadi centres (government-sponsored child- and moth- er-care centres). With fourteen schools and over eighty students involved, the Global Ideas Institute is providing a transformative learning experience. Th e GII connects the research of top scholars engaged in interdisciplinary, collaborative problem-solving with undergraduate and graduate students, as well as teacher candidates committed to global education. Secondary students have an opportunity to consider the issue from multiple Message perspectives and to apply “integrative thinking” strategies to develop original prototypes. Th e students have the opportunity to hear researchers share their personal journeys including their frustrations and successes. from the Th ey learn what university work “looks like and sounds like” as they prepare a ten-minute pitch and an academic poster. Th rough the Global University Ideas Institute, high achieving students are welcomed into a research community where they are empowered to devise innovative solutions. of Toronto Th e students are challenged to appreciate local realities and to connect these to global problems. In the fi nal symposium students have the Schools opportunity to hear their peers present and they likewise are provided with feedback from those working in the fi eld. Th e GII presents a model for university outreach that is founded on a dynamic and interconnected network of shared inquiry. Th e University of Toronto Schools (UTS), a affi liated with the University of Toronto, is pleased to serve as the hub school for the GII, connecting public and independent schools with our University partners at the Asian Institute and the Munk School of Global Aff airs. UTS is also committed to involving OISE teacher candidates in the GII. Not only do they serve as mentors, these future educators experience a unique approach to teaching and learning that we hope will inspire them to incorporate a global perspective into their curriculum planning and to use authentic problems as a focal point for investigation. aaour sincere appreciation to our University partners and to the university of toronto schools teachers and students who are committed to the Global Ideas Institute. 371 Bloor Street West We feel privileged to be part of this unique venture. Toronto, on M5S 2R7 Rosemary Evans t 416 978 3212 Principal f 416 978 6775 University of Toronto Schools e [email protected] w www.utschools.ca

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Symposium Schedule

8:00 am – 8:45 am 10:30 am – 11:45 pm 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Registration and Student Approaches Experts Weigh In Continental Breakfast to the Challenge of Child on Student Proposals Micronutrient Malnutrition Global Ideas Institute Poster Joseph Wong (Professor of Political in India Exhibition (set up in cloisters) Science and Canada Research Chair » Round 2 in Democratization, Health, and 8:45 am – 9:00 am Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute Development; Director, Asian North Toronto Collegiate Institute Institute) Welcome & Opening Remarks Northview Heights Secondary School Dilip Soman (Professor of Pickering College Joseph Wong (Professor of Political Communications Strategy, St. Clement’s School Science and Canada Research Chair Rotman School of Management; in Democratization, Health, and Director, India Innovation Institute, Development; Director, Asian 11:45 am – 12:15 pm Rotman and Munk School Institute) Lunch of Global Aff airs) Daniel Sellen (Professor of 9:00 am – 10:15 am 12:15 pm – 1:10 pm Anthropology, Nutritional Sciences, Student Approaches and Public Health; Canada Research Poster Exhibition (in cloisters) to the Challenge of Child Chair in Human Ecology and Public Micronutrient Malnutrition Informal pitches by students Nutrition) in India Yeleka Barrett, Venture Representative, » Round 1 1:10 pm – 2:10 pm Ashoka Canada Bayview Glen Student Approaches to The the Challenge of Child 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm Bloor Collegiate Institute Micronutrient Malnutrition Break Branksome Hall in India » Round 3 3:45 pm – 4:15 pm Thornlea Secondary School 10:15 am – 10:30 am University of Toronto Schools Group Discussion / Break Upper Canada College Synthesizing Session The 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm

2:10 pm – 2:30 pm Closing & Certificate Ceremony

Keynote Address Carmen Ho & Beverly Bradley Janice Gross Stein (GII Managers) (Belzberg Professor of Confl ict Rosemary Evans (Principal, Management and Negotiation; University of Toronto Schools) Director, Munk School of Global Aff airs; venue Professor of Political Science) Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility Munk School of Global Affairs University of Toronto, 1 Devonshire Place

10 Speakers and Discussants

Yeleka Barrett Rosemary Evans Janice Gross Stein

Yeleka Barrett has been with Ashoka Rosemary Evans is the principal of Janice Gross Stein is the Belzberg Canada since 2011, where she is a University of Toronto Schools, a second- Professor of Confl ict Management Venture Representative. Beginning ary school for high achieving students in the Department of Political Science fi rst in an administrative capacity, affi liated with the University of Toronto. and the Director of the Munk School she now leads the search and selection She received her BA in history from the of Global Aff airs at the University of of Ashoka Fellows in Canada. Prior to University of Western Ontario and her Toronto. She is a Fellow of the Royal Ashoka, Yeleka worked for Scotiabank MA, BEd, and MBA from the University Society of Canada and a member of in their wealth management division. of Toronto. She served as a teacher, the Order of Canada and the Order of Yeleka holds a BA in kinesiology from department head, and subject coordina- Ontario. Her most recent publications the University of Western Ontario and tor for the Peel Board of Education, and include Networks of Knowledge: Innovation a BASc in public health from Ryerson later as a vice-principal in the former in International Learning (2000); Th e Cult University. Yeleka has extensive East York Board of Education. During of Effi ciency (2001); and Street Protests and volunteer experience, including her time as an instructor in the Initial Fantasy Parks (2001). She is a contributor spending two months in Zanzibar, Teacher Education Program at OISE, to Canada by Picasso (2006) and the Tanzania, with Youth Challenge Rosemary was the recipient of a co-author of Th e Unexpected War: Canada International working with local Teaching Excellence Award. She later in Kandahar (2007). She was the Massey community-based organizations on accepted the role of Academic Head at Lecturer in 2001 and a Trudeau Fellow. youth employment, peer education, Branksome Hall, where she oversaw She was awarded the Molson Prize by and HIV / AIDS awareness and stigma the implementation of the International the Canada Council for an outstanding reduction campaigns. She also com- Baccalaureate Programs from junior contribution by a social scientist to pleted a CIDA internship as a Capacity kindergarten to grade twelve. Rosemary public debate. She is an Honorary Building Offi cer in Kilimanjaro, is the author of a number of history Foreign Member of the American Tanzania, where she spent seven textbooks, and has given presentations Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has months working to integrate and locally and internationally on topics been awarded Honorary Doctorate of provide support for projects run by such as assessment and evaluation, Laws by the University of Alberta, the the charity Canadian Support of Rural critical thinking and inquiry based University of Cape Breton, McMaster African Initiatives (CSRAI). Yeleka learning, and global education. University, and Hebrew University. served as a member of the Board of Directors and Project Committee Chair for CSRAI until 2012. She is especially passionate about community health development and innovative solutions to health care.

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Daniel Sellen Dilip Soman Joseph Wong

Dan Sellen is Canada Research Chair Dilip Soman is a professor of market- Joseph Wong is the Ralph and Roz in Human Ecology and Public Health ing at the University of Toronto’s Rotman Halbert Professor of Innovation at Nutrition and Professor of Anthropology, School of Management and holds the the Munk School of Global Aff airs, Nutritional Sciences, and Public Health Corus Chair in Communications Strategy. Professor of Political Science, and at the University of Toronto. Professor His research is in the area of behavioural Canada Research Chair in Democrat- Sellen’s core interest is understanding economics and its applications to con- ization, Health and Development. how the evolved feeding and care needs sumer wellbeing, marketing, and policy. He is also the Director of the Asian of human infants and young children He is also the director of the India Institute at the Munk School. Wong can be met in today’s rapidly changing Innovation Institute and Co-Director of the is the author of many academic articles world. His theoretical work has explored Executive Center for Excellence in Social and several books, including Healthy the relevance of concepts and theories CRM. He works with ideas42 and serves as Democracies: Welfare Politics in Taiwan in human ecology, evolutionary biology, advisor to a number of welfare organiza- and South Korea and Betting on Biotech: and medical anthropology to global tions. He has taught at Hong Kong Innovation and the Limits of the Asian public health eff orts to optimize young University of Science and Technology, Developmental State, both published by child feeding and care practices. He University of Colorado at Boulder, Indian Cornell University Press. He recently currently leads or contributes to several School of Business, University of Chicago, co-edited with Dilip Soman and Janice global health research partnerships and National University of Singapore. Stein Innovating for the Global South with that apply implementation science Dilip’s current research focuses on the University of Toronto Press. Professor techniques to develop and test com- “helping people help themselves” using Wong has been a visiting scholar at munity-level innovations to protect, insights from mental accounting and major institutions in the US (Harvard), support, and strengthen nutrition and the psychology of time. In this work, Taiwan, Korea, and the UK (Oxford); care of infants, children, and vulnerable he used informational (e.g., fi nancial has worked extensively with the World caregivers, primarily in low-income literacy), facilitative (e.g., budgeting Bank and the UN; and has advised countries. His recently funded projects tools, communication devices like mobile governments on matters of public policy focus on gender oriented and pro-poor phones and the internet) and behavioural in Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe. innovation, design, implementation, (e.g., self-control guidelines) interven- Wong’s current research focuses on and evaluation of programs aimed at tions to help people achieve fi nancial poverty and social policy innovation. healthy infant and young child feeding, suffi ciency. Th is research is being done i Wong was educated at McGill and the smallholder value chain addition n Canada, India, China, and Th ailand, University of Wisconsin-Madison. for nutrition security, and mHealth and is partially funded by grants from the capacitation of maternal, neonatal, Social Sciences and Humanities Research and child health extension. He has Council of Canada, Th e Desautels Centre, also initiated studies of food insecurity and the AIC Institute at the Rotman and child nutrition among refugees School. He also does similar research in Britain, America, and Canada. in the area of health behaviours, energy conservation, garbage and recycling, and time management. 12 Organizing Committee

Carmen Ho Beverly Bradley Hormuz Dadabhoy

Manager Manager Mentor Coordinator

Carmen is a PhD student and SSHRC Bev is a fourth-year PhD student in Born and raised in Mumbai, India, Doctoral Fellow in the Department of the Department of Chemical Engineer- Hormuz is currently in his fourth year Political Science at the University of ing and Applied Chemistry. As a student pursing an undergraduate degree in Toronto. Th is is her second year as the in the Centre for Global Engineering Asia-Pacifi c Studies and Environmental manager of the Global Ideas Institute (CGEN) and the Collaborative Doctoral Studies. He is currently working on and she is the co-chair of the univer- Program in Global Health, Bev’s research a senior thesis focusing on aff ordable sity’s Interdisciplinary Society for aims to improve medical oxygen delivery housing in Mumbai. Hormuz’s interest International Development. Her systems for hospitals in low-income in the environment brought him to research focuses on food and nutrition countries. Oxygen is an essential Ecuador where he spent the better part security in low- and middle-income medicine for treating illnesses such of the past summer conducting research countries, and her dissertation looks as childhood pneumonia, which is in the Ecuadorian Andes and Amazon at the role of politics and governance the leading cause of death in children looking at plant adaptations to the in scaling up maternal and child worldwide. Her country of focus is Th e diff erent topographies and climactic nutrition interventions. Her past Gambia, West Africa. Before joining zones. Having been involved with GII experience includes the analysis of CGEN, Bev completed a BASc in systems for the past two years as a mentor, nutrition interventions with UNICEF design engineering at the University Hormuz is excited by the prospect of in NYC and work to scale up sustain- of Waterloo (2006) and an MASc in helping to run the program. able rice production with the Local biomedical engineering at Carleton Governance Support Program for Local University (2008). Bev has worked in Economic Development (LGSP-LED) several healthcare and research settings, in the Philippines. She holds an including the Children’s Hospital HBA from the Richard Ivey School of of Eastern Ontario, the Grand River Business at Western University and Regional Cancer Centre, and the Ottawa an MSc in International Public Policy Hospital Research Institute. Bev has from University College London (UCL), been involved with the Global Ideas both with distinction, and has studied Institute since 2011 – 2012, was on the at the National University of Singapore. organizing committee for the Social Change and Youth Leadership Conference at U of T in 2012, and has been a member of Engineers Without Borders since 2003. Bev also enjoys travelling, running, and yoga.

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Katelyn Yoo Nandita Perumal

High School Coordinator Logistics Coordinator and Final Symposium Manager Katelyn is Research Manager at the Rotman School of Management focusing Nandita is a fi rst-year doctoral student on areas of global health, policy, and in epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School economics. She graduated from the of Public Health at the University of University of Toronto with a Bachelor Toronto. She holds a BSc in nutrition of Commerce. Her interest in health science from McGill University and economics and policy was furthered completed her MPH in epidemiology at through an environmental economics the University of Toronto. Her research course she took at Harvard University, interests are in nutrition and maternal, and through the Harvard Summer newborn, and child health in the global Abroad Program in Kenya, to make health context. Her previous work healthcare delivery more effi cient includes conducting data analysis of and safe, and to design budgets that a micronutrient supplementation trial improve the effi cacy of health systems. in Bangladesh and working in Kenya She has worked at non-profi t organiza- on an agriculture and health integrated tions and the City of Boston in the project to alleviate vitamin A defi ciency “The Global Ideas Offi ce of Jobs and Community Service among pregnant women and their Institute is the type to provide eligible taxable income children. Nandita enjoys being involved of program that forces refunds to the low-income quintile. in student engagement initiatives and She also worked at Kraft Foods as a is also a co-chair of the Interdisciplinary students not only to Business Analyst and on sustainability. Society for International Development immerse themselves She volunteers at the United Nations (ISID). in an issue, but also to Association, and at the Social Spark writing cases in collaboration with Free adapt, create, and most the Children and Engineers Without importantly, challenge Borders. As a child she lived in many conventional ideas.” diff erent places including Indonesia, Hawaii, Canada, and Korea. She has –Ioana Burtea, passion for travelling, especially to University of developing countries, and has travelled Toronto Schools to twenty-three countries and over fi fty major cities. Her international framing carries over to her passion for global health, public policy, and health economics.

14 University of Toronto Mentors

Anika Amritanand studies at the University of Toronto University of Toronto in 2012. Linda grew where she completed a Master of Arts in up Pakistan until she was seven years old Anika is an ophthalmologist practicing political science in 2010. Her graduate and has been living in Toronto ever since. in a teaching hospital in India. Presently work focused on confl ict management She hopes to eventually become a teacher she is on sabbatical leave while pursuing and transitional justice. After graduate in Ontario, and would like to be able to a Master’s in Community Health (Health school, Nicole was hired by Friends of coach high school teams. Linda has spent Practitioner Teacher Education) at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, where she time volunteering with students, working Dalla Lana School of Public Health developed social justice curriculum and with them on reading and study skills, Sciences, University of Toronto. Her area taught interactive, multimedia work- and has done some course-specifi c tutor - of interest is community ophthalmology, shops to more than 10,000 elementary ing. She also works with organizations which involves the application of public and high school students representing such as Footprints4Autism and Frontier health principles to the practice of more than twelve boards of education College. Her passions include education, ophthalmology in the screening and each year. In her capacity as educator working with youth, science, and art. prevention of eye diseases within the at FSWC, Nicole also facilitated diversity Linda enjoys hot yoga, painting, and community, especially among those and sensitivity training for law enforce- pottery as often as she can. with poor access to eye care. Anika also ment personnel of all levels from across has an interest in medical education as Ontario. Nicole is currently a teacher related to training of residents, medical candidate at the Ontario Institute for and other allied health sciences students, Studies in Education. She is very excited Alexandra Fitzgerald and community-based eye health workers. to be participating in the GII initiative A few short months ago, Alex left her As an extension of her interest in and looks forward to the creativity and job in retail wealth management to preventable blindness she has had an insight that the student participants pursue an MBA at the Rotman School interest in childhood malnutrition in will surely off er. of Management. At school, she has India and looks forward to a very mean- a keen interest in problem solving ingful experience with the GII. and how it informs corporate strategy. Dionne Boahene Hav ing lived for many years in Germany, Alex enjoys learning about new countries Camille Beaudoin Dionne is a third-year undergraduate and meeting fresh faces from diff erent student at the University of Toronto, backgrounds than hers. When she’s not Camille is a second-year undergraduate currently pursuing a double major in overwhelmed with school work, you’ll student doing a double major in inter- economics and international relations. fi nd Alex trying new restaurants with national relations and history and a She was born and spent her childhood her husband Michael. As a lover of all minor in Spanish. She is very interested in London, England, and having moved things active, Alex plays soccer in the in development in Asia and the Middle around in Canada as well, Dionne devel - summer, skis in the winter, and practices East, and the future of democracy. oped an interest in visiting new places, yoga all year long. To learn more, check Camille was born in a small mining town meeting new people, and learning about out her blog on the Financial Times: in a Northwestern Quebec but has moved diff erent cultures and ways of living. Her http://blogs.ft.com/mba-blog/author/ a lot around since she was eight. She is academic interests include international alexandrafi tzgerald/. very lucky to have travelled a lot and seen and macro economics, international and many diff erent and beautiful countries, comparative law, and contemporary including China, Australia, Singapore, history. In the future, she hopes to pursue Greece, Italy, and Ecuador. Camille is a career in law, economic analysis/policy, Gordon Grisé almost trilingual and is a bit obsessed journalism, or creative writing (or some Gordon is a graduate of the consecutive with yoga – she attends classes as often combination thereof). Outside of her education BA program at OISE. He as she can. She considers herself to be school work she enjoys reading, writing, completed the global citizenship and very talkative and energetic, and is acting, and pretending that she can sing. sustainable development cohort and has excited about this year’s GII challenge. teachables in history and political science. Gordon graduated with an HBA in political Linda Chu science and peace and confl ict studies Nicole Betel from the University of Waterloo in 2006. Linda is currently pursuing a Bachelor After spending a year as a ski instructor in After completing a specialization in of Education at OISE. She completed an Vancouver, he taught English to Japanese political science at Western University in Honours Bachelor of Science in biochem- students for fi ve years at the elementary 2009, Nicole went on to pursue graduate istry and integrative biology at the and junior high school levels in Miyako,

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Hiroshima, and Tokyo, Japan. While the world where malnutrition is problem- looks at challenges in public policy and teaching overseas he spent a considerable atic. It is with this perspective that she development projects. She believes this amount of time travelling in East and enters the GII program as a mentor, with shapes her perspective coming into Southeast Asia, involving himself in passion, curiosity, and open ears. this year’s GII challenge. She is looking OXFAM Japan and volunteer activities forward to working with the students as in Cambodia for children who were they develop their own perspectives and victims of landmines. Jennifer Lee grapple with such a complex issue. Jennifer is currently pursuing a part-time Stephanie Lau MBA at the Rotman School of Management Celine Liu while concurrently working as a manage- Stephanie is a fourth-year student doing ment consultant for Accenture’s Sustain- Celine is a fi rst-year undergraduate a specialist in psychology. She is an avid ability Services practice. She completed student at University of Toronto, plan- learner and regards the accumulation of an undergraduate degree in international ning to double major in economics and knowledge as a crucial cause in her life. development studies at McGill University international relations. She was a high While her academic degree is hugely and obtained a post-graduate degree school participant in the GII program concentrated in psychology, she has a from the Institute without Boundaries, last year and the rewarding and unique diverse spectrum of interests ranging a design program created in partnership experience she had attracted her to apply from science and technology to social between Bruce Mau Design and George again. Celine is an international student justice and sustainability. Her passion Brown College, in Toronto. Jen is also a from China who is interested in issues for global health protection is demon- graduate of the Bishop Strachan School, related to international development. strated in her involvement with Project where she currently serves on the execu - She loves music and has started volun- Little Dream, a registered charity in tive alumni committee. teering at a charity to teach underprivi- Hong Kong that designs, builds, and runs Recently, she relocated to Toronto leged children to play violin. She is also rural village schools in Takeo, Cambodia. from Singapore where she lived for over involved in debate club and Model UN Stephanie joined the education fi eld at U of T since she enjoys discussing two years. Prior to joining Accenture, trip in December 2012 to develop a new contemporary issues and crises that have Jen also worked with the Canadian curriculum for village schools at Th nouh. arisen all over the world. In her spare Along with the team, she maximized Foreign Service in Trade Development; time, Celine likes cooking, reading, and the potential impact of the schools the Toronto International Film Festival swimming. She hopes that the students by improving the quality of teaching. in government sponsorship; and Work who participate in the GII this year will Th is past summer, she also worked as a Worth Doing, a design studio focused on have an enjoyable experience, which she seminar leader representing University sustainability and social entrepreneur- had last year, by developing skills and of Toronto Canada-China Exchange of absorbing and applying knowledge. ship. Th rough her work and studies, Jen Leadership to participate in a conference has also lived in Copenhagen, Chennai, held in Beijing, China. She is currently working as a digital marketing intern Montreal, Atlanta, and Washington, DC. at the Rotman School of Management. Iain McCauley Iain is presently completing a Master of Lauren Leedale Global Aff airs at the Munk School. While Natasha Leclerc at Munk, Iain is interested in studying Lauren is in her fi nal year at U of T, educational policy and programs with an Natasha is a third-year student at the com plet ing a specialist in international emphasis on their role within marginal- University of Toronto studying arch- relations and a major in economics. She ized communities. From this he hopes to aeology and Aboriginal studies. Having has a particular interest in foreign aid work towards developing policy mecha- had opportunities to work with Abo rig- and development. Lauren is concentrating nisms to promote social equality. Iain is inal youth in British Columbia, she has much of her research on the evolution also working as a supply teacher with the become very interested in bridging the of Canadian and American foreign aid Toronto District School Board in elemen- gap between archaeologists and Aborig- regimes and at the same time looking at tary classrooms primarily from grades inal peoples in Canada by progressively aid eff ectiveness and critically examining four to eight. On a personal note Iain moving towards collaborative archaeologi- how the West thinks about aid and enjoys travelling and sports. He has been cal projects with Aboriginal communities. development. She loves to travel and fortunate to have done a fair amount Her interest in Aboriginal studies has enjoys studying languages. Lauren spent of travelling thus far in his life. His encouraged her to explore diff erent issues her third year of university in Madrid, favourite cities that he has visited are concerning Indigenous communities, where she took classes in Spanish and Berlin and Edinburgh. including malnutrition within reserves. travelled throughout Europe. While Her interest in these issues has brought abroad Lauren took several politics and her to explore diff erent arenas around gender courses that changed the way she

16 Richard Park Nazima Qureshi Sarah Regli Richard is currently pursuing a Master of Nazima is a graduate of the Nutrition Sarah is a teacher candidate at OISE Education at OISE in curriculum, teaching and Food program at Ryerson University. training to be a chemistry and physics and learning, with academic interests in She is currently pursuing a Master of teacher. Her background includes a science teaching, multicultural education, Public Health in community nutrition one-year teaching internship at Pearson and critical pedagogy. His international at the University of Toronto. Nazima has College United World College in Victoria, experiences include leisure trips to Asia volunteered with multiple community BC, teaching IB chemistry. Prior to that, and Europe, and a year-long English health centres, hospitals, and profes- Sarah completed her MSc in chemistry teaching experience in South Korea. He sional organizations to enhance her scope at the University of Alberta studying participated as a mentor with the GII for in dietetics. As a future dietitian, Nazima photoluminescent nanoparticles and the 2011–2012 challenge, and is excited to has a passion for public health and hopes their use in drug delivery. Sarah is see what this year’s challenge has in store. to develop inclusive nutrition program- originally from Ontario and completed ming for various communities. In her her BSc in chemical physics at the spare time, Nazima likes to express her University of Guelph. She loves the creativity by baking delectable desserts. outdoors and biking, hiking, camping, Alesha Porisky She has also had two recipes published in and skiing. Alesha is a PhD student in political Th e Vegetarian’s Complete Quinoa Cookbook by science at the University of Toronto. the Ontario Home Economics Association. Her research interests include social Brittany Scarfo protection and the intersection between state and non-state actors in developing Aditya Rau Brittany is a teacher candidate at OISE countries. She is the director of Con- in the intermediate/senior division, with versations for Change, a Canada-wide Aditya is a second-year undergraduate a focus on global citizenship and sustain- youth engagement campaign, which student at Trinity College in the Univer- ability. She has an HBA from Wilfrid includes a documentary, a book, and sity of Toronto, pursuing an Honours BA Laurier University in English and global a high school curriculum. Alesha has in political science. His academic inter- studies with a minor in geography. worked in Serbia and Egypt with the ests include political and constitutional During her university career Brittany United Nations Development Programme, theory and foreign policy. Aditya’s worked as a TA for the Global Studies fi lming short documentaries on every- interest in political science and public Department and Learning Services, while thing from community development to policy stems from living out his school also volunteering for literacy organiza- autism. She holds in a BA in economics years as a global nomad. His experiences, tions such as Frontier College. Brittany and political science from the University which include working on development is at OISE to work towards merging her of British Columbia, and is a passionate projects in India and Ecuador, have two passions – teaching and travelling – writer, photographer, and fi lmmaker. kindled his interest in the relationship in order to teach abroad after graduation. between institutions and policy, which Other interests include reading, writing, he believes is key in addressing complex fi tness, and photography. societal problems. On campus, Aditya Kapil Prasannaa is a member of the Hart House Debates Kapil is a second-year MBA student at the Committee, which facilitates discussions Krista Singh Rotman School of Management. Before on issues of public importance. He is joining Rotman he worked as a technol- involved outside of the classroom at Krista is a second-year Master of Applied ogy consultant with Citibank and Barclays Trinity College, where he serves on the Science student in the Department of for over four years. Having lived and executive of the Volunteer Society and Chemical Engineering and Applied worked in seven cities across the world, is a member of the Chapel Choir. Aditya’s Chemistry. Her research is focused on he considers himself to be a truly global passion for drama has led to his involve- improving the dewaterability of waste- citizen. Kapil is keenly interested in ment as the stage manager for the Trinity activated sludge, a byproduct of the not-for-profi t organizations that work College Dramatic Society’s production activated sludge wastewater treatment to empower children and as a business of Murder in the Cathedral. In his spare time, process, so that its energy content may student he strives to fi nd more profi table Aditya enjoys participating in a variety of be better recovered. To complement and sustainable solutions to address sports, playing piano, exploring Toronto’s her studies, Krista is a member of the pressing social problems. His hobbies gastronomic scene, and staying caught University of Toronto’s Water Environ- are jogging, running marathons, hiking, up with the latest movies. ment Association of Ontario (WEAO) and playing chess. He is also a yoga and student chapter, which aims to increase meditation enthusiast and has been students’ knowledge and understanding trained to be an Ashtanga yoga instructor. of the water environment, as well as the Chemical Engineering Graduate Student

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Association (CEGSA), which aims to report on Russia’s (then) recent integra- bring fellow students together. Krista tion into the G8 forum. She was also on holds a Bachelor of Engineering in the organizing committee of a conference engineering chemistry from Queen’s on Global Citizenship held at the Univer - University, where she graduated with sity of Toronto in 2007. fi rst class honours. Similar to chemical engineering, engineering chemistry is a unique and intensive program that certifi es its graduates as both chemical Andrew Wells engineers and chemists. Andrew is working towards completing a Master of Arts in political science with a focus on economics and development. Joshua Tan His thesis analyzes the role of neo-liberal industrial states in acting as a barrier Joshua is enrolled in the Master of Public to development in the Global South. Policy Program and the Collaborative Andrew also completed his BA at U of T, Master’s Program in Asia-Pacifi c Studies. with a specialist in political science and Having completed his undergraduate a major in history. In his professional studies at the University of Toronto in life, Andrew has concentrated his time international relations and Asia-Pacifi c in the fi nancial and legal sectors, seeking studies, Joshua has had the opportunity practical experience. He has interned to delve into many topics concerning for an American federal bankruptcy judge “There’s nothing Asia and its growing prominence in the and a bankruptcy law fi rm, and has spent international system. He took part in an the last four years working in accounts more inspiring than undergraduate research trip to Taiwan receivable at RBC. In his spare time Andrew collaborating, conversing, and China and the student-led INDePth enjoys playing sports, including (Integrating Notions of Development and volleyball, hockey, and soccer. and learning from some Progress) Conference, and both experi- of the top minds in Toronto ences demonstrated to him that myriad – whether other students, approaches and considerations have to Juliana Yi be taken into account when any policy teachers, or the phenomenal development is concerned. Th rough Juliana is a second-year PhD student studying public policy, Joshua hopes that in health services research at the Institute guest speakers that GII he will be able to attain the necessary of Health Policy, Management and has to off er.” skills in order to better understand the Evaluation. Her thesis, which is being multitude of problems that plague policy completed under the supervision of –Satyam Choudhuri, development and be able to come up Dr. Fiona Miller, is focused on how Northview Heights with innovative solutions. organ izational, political, and institu- Secondary School tional contexts infl uence priority-setting decisions for health technology assess- Dorina Verli ments. Juliana’s interests are in the areas of health technology, health policy Dorina is a graduate student of political and economics, science and technology theory and is interested in republican studies, and organizational decision- thought, both ancient and modern. making theory. She holds a Bachelor of Her focus is modern French political Economics and Business (York University), thought, especially that of Montesquieu a Master’s Degree in Biomedicine, Bio- and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Dorina was science and Society (London School of born and lived for fourteen years in Economics), and a Master of Public Policy post-communist Albania, so she is also (University of Toronto). Juliana attended interested and closely acquainted with Th e Country Day School in King City, questions of democratic transition and Ontario, for high school and is excited consolidation, as wells as identity politics to work with her mentees this year and multiculturalism. As an undergrad- and encourage critical thinking about uate student, Dorina was a member of nutrition policies and programs in India the G8 Research Group at the University and the issue of child malnutrition. of Toronto, where she contributed to a

18 High School Participants Students

Emily Abbott is a student United Nations symposiums. It was themselves, which is why she Lauren D’Angello is a at the Bishop Strachan School this same interest that attracted her joined GII. She hopes that when she student at North Toronto Collegiate and likes playing and listening to to GII, where she hopes to further becomes an infl uential actress she Institute. music. She plays guitar, bass guitar, explore the dynamics surrounding will be able to help others not just child malnutrition and possible by donating money, but by creating violin, and piano. She also likes to Jack Denton has had a lifelong solutions. Additionally, Ioana is sustainable ideas. volunteer, especially with children. love aff air with books. Reading has president of her school’s Book Club She spends her spare time with made him want to grow up to be and editor of the in-house creative friends and family and with her Satyam Choudhuri is a everything from a puppetmaster to writing magazine, Firefl y. She is dog. She participates in music grade twelve student at Northview an astrophysicist, but for the last especially interested in the inter - ensembles and academic clubs Heights Secondary School. He is an long while he’s been captivated by twined relations between social such as debating and Model United avid leafs fan, a fi tness enthusiast, global politics and history. He loves progress and literature, which Nations, and is a member of the a leader, and an academic. He was magazines in particular, from Foreign inspired her to give a TEDx speech. Moral Courage Task Force where born across the street from his Policy to Lapham’s Quarterly. At Ioana spends her summers travel- she participates in and initiates school (in a hospital of course), so North Toronto Collegiate Institute ling, volunteering at the Royal diffi cult conversations about issues he’s been living in his area for about he leads the Debate Society, is Ontario Museum summer camp, in society. Emily enjoys travelling, seventeen years. During his limited a section editor for the school’s and attending enriching summer learning languages, and sports. spare time, Satyam is either at the award-winning newspaper, tries to programs. Since grade eight, she She is interested in studying history gym, reading books, watching help the planet with the Environ- has also been volunteering her time and political science and is also shows, browsing Reddit or cheering mental Action Team, smuggles to tutor younger children in French interested in law. for the Leafs. He loves most sports, funds into his foreign accounts as and math. Ioana hopes to pursue except basketball because he can’t the Music Council’s treasurer, blasts a career in international law and Bronwyn Barker is a shoot for his life. He’s been on his out notes as a tuba player, and tries considers GII to be a stepping stone student at St. Clement’s School. school’s soccer team for three years, not to get hurt on the rugby team. into the world of global issues. and he also plays cricket outside of In the future he’d like to see himself school. He’s been in several leader- Meeky Britanico is a grade make a diff erence. At this age, it’s Christabel Chan is a grade ship roles at his school (including twelve student at Northview hard to say exactly what he’d like to eleven student at the Bishop leading clubs and an annual leader- Heights Secondary School. Her do, but he commends those who do. Strachan School, a Model UN addict, ship retreat) because he loves group interest in global aff airs and issues Jack is drawn towards international and a rower. In her rare free time, interaction and group dynamics. in human growth, as well as her history and international relations, you’ll fi nd her curled up with a well- After high school, Satyam hopes to eagerness to learn about an issue which seem to provide a fi rm basis worn copy of Gone with the Wind or study kinesiology at McMaster, and that is important to her, have for understanding, respectively, how Jane Eyre or playing with her little then go onto become a physiothera- motivated her to tackle the chal- countries have interacted in the past sister. During the summer, she loves pist, chiropractor, or whatever other lenge of addressing malnutrition in and how they should interact in the working with younger kids as a doors open up for him. India. Meeky also takes an interest present political climate. And maybe camp counsellor or as a volunteer in business, the world of entrepre- in that understanding, viscerally in the paediatric ward of a hospital. neurship, and sociology. She loves Ayser Choundhury is a nasty elements of human inter- For her, the best reward is seeing culinary arts, a variety of music, student at Upper Canada College. action, such as unneeded and little kids smile because they are John Green books, and a good laugh. violent confl icts, can be stopped. happy to see her. In the future, she She feels that participating in GII has That’s what he’d like to be a part of. hopes to earn a degree in biology Daniel D’Alessandro is a provided her invaluable insight and and international relations. Her grade eleven student at Bayview perspective, all while allowing her Souhila El Sheikh is a dream is to become a paediatrician Glen School with interests including to meet and collaborate with some student at the York School. with Doctors Without Borders so public speaking and sports. In fantastic people. She hopes that that she can help kids all over the eighth grade he won the provincial the work and lessons taught at GII world. She wants to give children public speaking contest for private Nicholas Elder is a student will inspire others to be courageous in Africa and Asia the same health schools in Toronto and hasn’t looked at Upper Canada College interested enough to address other important care accessibility that we are so back since on taking as many public in computer science and business. issues, and not be afraid to initiate lucky to have here in North America. speaking opportunities in his life as He is studying economics, history, change. While the North American health possible. Sticking with his public and English at the higher level. care system could still benefi t from speaking ability, his extracurricular When he is not involved in his Madison Bruno is a student changes, she feels that our most activities include the school play, studies he enjoys training on the at the York School. immediate concern should be debate club, Model UN, DECA, and varsity swim team, running the improving health care systems being a member of Bayview Glen’s Digital Media and Computer Science Student Executive Council as Male Ioana Burtea is a grade eleven that are far worse, even if they Club, and pursuing his interest in Head of Student Life. In the future, student at University of Toronto aren’t that close to home. web development. He also spends he hopes to get accepted into the Schools. She was born in Romania his summers sailing and participat- university of his choice studying but immigrated to Canada at the ing in regattas. Nicholas aims to Rachel Chaves is a student at commerce. He looks forward to the age of one. Since an early age, she continue his studies in the fi elds Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute. presentations in April as he is very has had a passion for world issues, of computer science and business Her main interest is the arts and excited to see everyone’s ideas for which led her to become executive at the university level. more specifi cally acting. She has solving this real world problem. of her school’s Law Club and to always been interested in helping participate enthusiastically in Model people who may not be able to help

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Georgia Ellickson is in the future would love to become instructor and loves to watch TV Kailey Kimsa is a student a student at the York School. a doctor, possibly a psychiatrist and read. He is interested in geo- at the York School. where she can combine her love for graphy, biology, and English, and the spiritual and the sciences and has enjoyed being able to learn and Mackenzie de Freitas is a Diksha Kumar is a student at be able to pursue a career in problem solve while working on grade twelve student at Lawrence North Toronto Collegiate Institute. research. the Global Ideas Institute. Park Collegiate Institute. After Her extracurricular activities include graduating she will be attending playing the violin, fi eld hockey, Conestoga College for a Bachelor Mawiyah Haq is in grade eleven Maliha Islam is a grade eleven Model UN, debate, and NEAT (North of Public Relations. With that degree at Havergal College. She has shown student at Bloor Collegiate Institute. Toronto Environmental Action she aspires to work for non-govern- interest in international aff airs since Her strong interests in mathematics Team). Academically, she has a mental organizations that help the start of high school, as she is a and visual arts have led to her dream great interest in biology, specially those in need. When she heard part of the Debating team and MUN of becoming either an astrophysicist molecular genetics, and neurosci- about the Global Ideas Institute team at Havergal. Mawiyah is also or an architect. She loves to paint or ence. In the future, Diksha hopes to she knew she had to be a part of it. the co-head of the Best Buddies crochet in her spare time. She is also pursue research in the cellular and community partnership and enjoys a self-employed henna artist. Maliha molecular biology of autism, and working and interacting with new is involved in various school clubs Elora Garbutt is a student at look into stem cell therapy. Before people. Her interest in the Global and activities such as Breakfast Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute. moving to Canada, she lived in India, Ideas Institute started while she Club, Social Justice, set design, the She has a major interest in history Korea, and Japan. Her exposure to was taking her grade eleven entre- Student Ambassador program, and and relations of the world and hopes diff erent cultures allows her to have preneurship class. This class opened Charity through Crafts. Recently, to lead her education into a career an open mind and view situations up her eyes to the world around she joined an organization called involving either of these. She is also from a broader perspective. Through her and to integrative thinking. Arts for Children and Youth, which a proud member of Girl Guides and GII, Diksha hopes to improve her Mawiyah is excited to see what provides high quality arts education this will be her thirteenth year in it. problem-solving and teamwork innovative solutions come out of to children and youth living in under- skills, as well as her understanding GII this year. privileged communities. Since she of global issues. Julia Geist is a student at can enjoy herself and benefi t others St. Clement’s School. at the same time through the arts, Catherine Hu is a grade eleven Vicky Kuo is a grade twelve she believes this is the ideal organ- student at the University of Toronto student at Thornlea Secondary ization to be involved in. Maliha is June Gleed is a grade eleven Schools. She has a strong interest School. She holds an Associate of also proud to be a part of this year’s student at Pickering College. At in the sciences, but beyond the the Royal Conservatory of Toronto GII program as the topic of mal- school she is on the basketball, theories and calculations she is (ARCT) diploma for Piano Perform- nutrition in India is something very swimming, and golf teams and is a particularly fascinated when they ance with fi rst class honours with dear to her heart. She comes from part of the jazz band, radio program, are brought into a social context. distinction. Vicky has also studied as Bangladesh, one of India’s neigh- student committee, and of course This combined with her interest in a scholarship student at the Young bouring countries, where this issue the GII team. She enjoys reading, international development and her Artists’ Performance Academy of is also of huge concern. Maliha writing, and photography in her belief that everyone has the right the Royal Conservatory of Music. believes children, no matter where free time, and plays golf for the to good health is what drew her Outside of her passion for music, in the world, have a right to be majority of her summers. This past to GII. Her activities include playing she has interests in writing, the healthy since they are the future year she went to the YSP Summer the cello, helping lead her school’s sciences, and foreign languages. leaders and our hope for tomorrow. Law Program at the University of neuroscience club, being an editor She is involved in the Biology Club Toronto and the Canadian Student on her school’s creative writing and volunteers as a tutor in the Leadership Conference in Prince magazine, and volunteering at Hailey Ji is a student at Homework Club at school. Her Edward Island. Her favourite Women’s College Hospital during Northview Heights Secondary participation in the Global Ideas subjects in school are English, the summer. She loves to read, School. Institute has broadened her per- French, and politics. An interest- write, play/listen to music, and spective of the world and Vicky ing fact about June is that she is learn something new every day. Grant Kavanagh is a student plans to use this experience as a petrifi ed of butterfl ies. In the future In the future she aims to go into at Pickering College. He sails for stepping stone for future endeav- she is looking forward to continuing the healthcare fi eld with a possible team Ontario and loves to play ours in science. Vicky aspires to her education in university and specialization in child or global rugby, tennis, and hockey. He has contribute to the community expanding her knowledge of the health, write a novel, and travel competed at internationals for in a positive way. world and current issues. the world. debate and placed fi fth in persuasive speaking at provincials. He has been William Labasi- Alize Gunay’s extracurricular Bianca Huang is a student to four continents and eighteen Sammartino is a student activities consist of swimming and at St. Clement’s School. countries. at Upper Canada College. After competitive water polo. She plays spending ten days in a local the piano and the guitar, and is also Subah Imami is a student at Brenna Kelly is in grade community in Costa Rica, he a member of the senior choir and Branksome Hall. eleven at St. Clement’s School. became suddenly very interested folk group at the Bishop Strachan She organizes Horizons which is in the world around him. Finding School. She expresses her love for a tutoring program between her solutions to key problems has the arts through her position as the Andrew Irwin is a student school and an inner-city primary always been a challenge that Arts Coordinator at school, where at Upper Canada College. He is school. She enjoys volunteering he’s enjoyed. she can also develop her leadership involved in a number of diff erent at Holland Bloorview Kids skills. In her free time she volunteers activities and interests both in and Rehabilitation Centre, swimming, for Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party outside of school. He competes on Alisia Lalji is a grade eleven and all types of music. Brenna because she fi nds political, cultural, his school’s debating and reach for student at the University of Toronto wishes to become a social worker social, and religious topics the top teams and participates in Schools. She was initially drawn to when she is older. extremely interesting. Alize also the Horizons community service the Global Ideas Institute because has a passion for the sciences and program. Andrew works as a ski she believes that every human being, no matter the race, gender, or

20 economic status, has the right meet diff erent people. Similarly, fi nishing university, she hopes to Manseeb Malek is a student to be educated and not to be mal- she believes GII has not only broad- travel the world. She has attended at the York School. nourished. When Alisia gets older, ened her knowledge in the fi elds of summer camp for eight years, and she wants to travel to third world business, science, and world issues, is excited to return as a counsellor Kimberly Manabat is a countries and volunteer with organ- but the project has also brought for little girls this summer. She has student at Lawrence Park Collegiate izations there. Her love for volun- like-minded peers with diff erent played the piano for nine years and Institute. She is interested in what teering stems from her various backgrounds from across Toronto enjoys reading, listening to music, diff erent countries in the world experiences volunteering at her together to address malnutrition and camping, and is excited and have and their diff erent foods. Her school, hospitals, and her mosque. in India. She sincerely hopes that grateful to present her school’s ideas extracurricular activities include In addition to being interested in the group will fi nish off the year about malnutrition in India. youth group and altar serving. Her international aff airs, Alisia also successfully by resolving this social future aspiration is to become pursues her passion of resolving issue. Katherine Lord is in the something in the culinary world, controversies in her community IB1 program at Branksome Hall. whether as a chef or the owner of by being a coordinator of the Youth Lisa Li is a grade twelve student Her favourite subjects in school her own restaurant. Issues Club at her school. In her at Thornlea Secondary School. She are biology and English, while her spare time, Alisia enjoys listening to is enthusiastic, innovative, and interests range from competitive Melissa Martel is a student music, playing soccer, and cooking. hard-working. She has great passion swimming to cello. She has lived at Bloor Collegiate Institute. for music, especially singing, and all over the world, and through her Zoe Lazar-Kurz is an aspiring also plays piano and guitar. She is extensive travelling feels incredibly psychology professor. She is in grade the executive for Thornlea’s Earth privileged to have had experiences Emma McInerney is a grade twelve at North Toronto Collegiate Club, Investment Club, and ESP. leading her to have a passion for eleven student at the Bishop Institute and hopes to be a BSc During her free time, she is actively international relations and world Strachan School. She loves to read student at Dalhousie in the fall. Zoe’s involved in choir and also enjoys issues. She loves learning about and write, and you’ll mostly likely other interests include listening to volunteering. She hopes to study diff erent cultures and understand- fi nd her curled up with a good book and creating music. She has played business at university and become ing how the perspectives of diff erent or poring over one of her many six diff erent instruments and would a successful business professional people infl uence the way they live journals in her spare time. She’s like learn many more in the future. in the future. their lives. The Global Ideas Institutes incredibly interested in world issues Zoe is also a fl ank on her school’s has been an excellent experience in and the news of the day, is the head of Model UN at her school, and rugby team. Her favourite thing to Darby Little is a student at which Katherine has found herself frequently participates in debate do is travel. Zoe’s favourite destin- Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute. both challenged and intrigued as competitions. This summer she’s ation so far has been the pristine Darby grew up in the Lawrence Park her school team avidly searches really looking forward to working Galapagos Islands. Next she hopes community, and had a pleasant and for a feasible solution to such an towards becoming a lifeguard, to spend a month backpacking sheltered childhood. However, in important issue as child malnutri- relaxing, and exploring the city. through India or China. Zoe also the past three years she has been on tion in India. She is very grateful to In the not too distant future, she loves cooking and of course eating. four international volunteer trips to have this opportunity, and has been plans to achieve a degree in history She is a profi cient pierogi maker, as India, Kenya, and Ghana that have truly inspired listening to fascinating and international relations, and well as an amazing sushi eater. Zoe completely changed her view of keynote speakers and working with hopefully go on to work in research hopes her experiences at GII will the world. She learned more about some very talented students. or as a journalist. lead to future opportunities to help herself in these faraway places than make the world a better place for she ever anticipated. As she built Soomin Maeng is a grade everyone living in it. schools in communities that were twelve student at Thornlea Charlotte Mingay is a devastated by poverty, Darby realized Secondary School. She has a passion student at . Cecilia Li came to the Global that what makes her truly happy is for the sciences and music. She also Ideas Institute as an entrepreneur- helping others. Because she has the likes reading books, listening to Daniel Mitchell is from ship student. As a student at privilege and ability to help others, classical music, and watching old a land far, far away, also known as Havergal College, she is part of she also has a responsibility to do movies. She is an executive in the the great kingdom of the United DECA Ontario and the marketing so. Here in Canada, we have so Biology Club and she has been a Kingdom. It has its perks. Triple and sales team in the student-run much knowledge, technology and member of several school rep- citizenship (Swiss, British, and Junior Achievement Company this resources that could dramatic resentative teams for contests. Canadian) is pretty cool, very few year. She enjoys business studies improve the lives of people in She plans to pursue undergraduate people have it. Being British, it and GII has provided her a vision of developing countries. Darby wishes studies in science at university. is only natural that he has a great becoming a social entrepreneur in to further her education so that she interest in the sport known to the future. Nevertheless, pursuing can learn and gain new skills that Brandon Malamis is a Canadians as soccer. Daniel a career in the sciences has always will one day help her on her mission student at Bayview Glen School. He supports Manchester United thick been an interest to her as well. She to improve the world in some small is very interested in what goes on and thin. He also enjoys playing is part of her school’s physics, math, way, and the research and learning inside of the school and tries to help other sports such as badminton, and environment club, and always opportunities at Global Ideas people as much as he can in order to and e-sports such as League of fi nds working in labs fascinating. Institute have taught her a lot. clear any concerns or questions they Legends. Daniel likes to listen to Apart from business and science, may have. Brandon participates in alt-rock and other similar variations it is one of her dreams to intern in Ryan London is in grade eleven various clubs in and out of school, of rock. He also plays the piano and psychology or neuroscience after at Bayview Glen School, where she including the student council, spends a lot of time making piano high school. In her free time she also has been a student for twelve years. fundraising, and track and fi eld. covers for songs he enjoys. He likes plays sports. Last season, she was She thoroughly enjoys being a He aspires to go into the fi eld of to read books, and has a keen on the school’s fi eld hockey team participant in the GII, as she one day medicine so he can help people interest in thrillers. The same goes and played left defense, and she hopes to go to university to study on a much higher scale and level. for movies; thrillers are best and is currently part of the winter international relations. She is very the best movie of the twenty-fi rst curling team. These extracurricular interested in the cultural diff erences century is Inception. activities help relieve the stress of of diff erent peoples, and upon school work and allow students to

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Gillian Moir is a student at Elizabeth O’Sullivan is a have been raising hens in their his knowledge of physics into the Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute. student at North Toronto Collegiate backyard for three years. Andrew design. This lifelong project has Institute. She is pretty fantastic. If hopes to amend the current by-law inspired him to pursue engineering prohibiting the keeping of chickens and to design something that Caitlin Murphy is a student you have not yet met her you should in Toronto, and has spoken at benefi ts the lives of others. Bo at St. Clement’s School. seek her out as meeting new people is something she loves. She is inter- Toronto City Hall, the Art Gallery of is a motivated and hardworking ested in the sciences but is not sure Ontario, and his school in hopes of student. When he isn’t glued to Sankavi Nagularajah is exactly what she plans on doing encouraging people to become a textbook, he spends his time a grade eleven student attending with her life. Whatever it is, however, involved in his worthwhile fi ght. embracing the beauty of life. He the TOPS program at Bloor Collegiate she will change the world. Andrew is excited to be a part of the describes himself as the nicest and Institute. Her interest in health Global Ideas Institute and looks funniest person you’ll ever meet. science encouraged her to partici- forward to presenting his ideas at He is the president of Northview Eli Otis is a student at University pate in the GII program. She is the April symposium. Heights’s SAGE Club, which of Toronto Schools, and is interested increasing her knowledge of how empowers high school students malnutrition can be reduced and in philosophy and economics. GII Matthew Patel joined Upper with leadership and hands-on thinking of diff erent techniques to has been a great experience so far, Canada College in grade three and is training through real life business convey new ideas to people around and has really changed the lens currently in grade eleven. He is in the experience that will impact their the world. She contributes to a through which he views world fi rst year of completing his school and their community. He Social Justice club at Bloor, which issues. International Baccalaureate can speak Mandarin, English, and does fundraising for organizations diploma. Matthew has always French. In the future, he aspires and raises awareness among Danielle Pal is a student at enjoyed the sciences and his interest to start his own company called students of important current North Toronto Collegiate Institute. has grown over the years. He is BoPengExpress. issues. Her pursuit of knowledge In search of getting a pet turtle, involved in many co-curricular about global issues inspires her to she purchased a bearded dragon. aspects of school life with leadership Gege Ran is a student at think creatively when approaching In search of learning more about roles in the Ambassador Program, Branksome Hall. She is interested diff erent situations. Sankavi’s her Jewish roots through the the UCC Blues Band, and the in so many diff erent fi elds, but music interest in visual arts motivated her Holocaust, she became enthralled Agricultural Club. He is an active and international development are to participate in set design for the with Ukrainian history and learned member in the Wind Ensemble, the defi nitely her passions. She has been upcoming school musical, Grease. about the Holodomor. She fi nds Horizons program, and the school playing the piano since she was eight She loves competing in team events that one thing will always lead yearbook, College Times. Matthew is years old, and recently passed the and enjoys spending time with to another, and in order to be also a regular volunteer at the grade ten RCM exam. She is deeply friends and family. Her ambition is successful you have to trust where Juravinski Hospital in Hamilton inspired by music from all eras and to improve the wellbeing of children that will lead you. She plays the where he interacts with patients on all parts of the world. Her passion in because they are the leaders of piano recreationally, is in love with the rehabilitation ward. He is music led her to explore string music tomorrow. tea, and fi nds the world a fascin- striving to complete his Gold Duke in grade eight and inspired her to ating and complex place. Although of Edinburgh’s Award. In his leisure join the Branksome Symphony her passion lies with international Belinda Nyamrunda is an time, Matthew is interested in Orchestra as a violinist. Gege is the aff airs, her love for the environment international student at Pickering fi shing, including fl y fi shing and fl y head of the ensemble, and hopes to will always play a role in whatever College from Tanzania in East Africa. tying. Along with his twin brother, bring their music to more people in she chooses to do. She plans on Throughout her life she has been Matthew is involved in the urban the community. Apart from being pursuing international studies in lucky and blessed to be part of agriculture movement, specifi cally a musician, she also enjoys learning her post-secondary education, and various activities. Belinda is active challenging the City of Toronto about international development hopes to work for the UN or an in both student and residence life at bylaw prohibiting backyard hens. and how the world can be shaped NGO that deals with preventing Pickering College. She is a student Matthew has had the opportunity into a better place for all people and mass atrocities and violent crimes. ambassador and enjoys meeting to travel extensively around the all creatures with whom we share and having chats with people from world including visiting numerous the resources. Her experience par- all over the world. In residence Andrew Patel is a grade eleven countries in Europe, Asia, and the ticipating in MUN-ECOSOC discus- Belinda is a Proctor and the chair student at Upper Canada College Middle East. This has provided him sions and Global Ideas Institute of the Cultural Committee. Belinda completing the International with many opportunities to learn inspired her to be a part of the is also part of Plan Youth’s initiative Baccalaureate program. Andrew about diff erent cultures and view driving force in achieving equal, “Because I am a Girl,” where she is a has been at UCC for nine years, and the world with an open mind. sustainable, and harmonized member of the Speaker’s Bureau. is interested in pursuing a career development around the world She likes this program as she meets in the sciences. He volunteers at a Ximena Pedroza is a student in the future. girls her age from all over Canada hospital with rehabilitation patients at the York School. who are passionate about girls’ and is extensively involved in the Pouria Saffaran is a grade rights. This year Belinda was chosen Horizons program, where he tutors eleven student at Northview to be part of the GII team and she inner-city students. Andrew is an Bo Peng is a grade twelve student Heights Secondary School. He highly enjoys it. Belinda also enjoys avid traveller and is fortunate to at Northview Heights Secondary joined the GII program to be able singing, dancing, travelling, and have ventured across Europe and School. He tacked on his fi rst to make a small diff erence in the cooking. She is very enthusiastic Asia with his family. Travelling has engineering project when he was world by helping out his fellow about trying new things: this year enabled him to view the world seven years old. He won a contest students and teachers come up she joined the basketball and swim fi rst-hand, which has broadened his for a paper airplane he built. He was with a plan to eliminate malnu- teams for the fi rst time. She is also appreciation of cultural diff erences. fascinated by the project, so he built trition in India. He is interested part of the residence choir. In the He is working on his Gold Duke of several prototypes to improve the in biology and physics and hopes future Belinda aspires to become Edinburgh’s Award, which he hopes design. Immediately, he gained a to become an engineer. He also a gynecologist in Tanzania, help to complete in 2014. Locally, Andrew passion for engineering. Ten years enjoys playing soccer and listening improve maternal and child health is involved in the Right to Food later, he is still trying to perfect the to music. care, and be an ambassador of movement, where he and his twin design. However, he has now added human rights and gender equality.

22 Emma Samarze is a grade Ali Shourideh is a sixteen- also part of the school peer support Kitty Tsang is a grade twelve eleven student at Havergal College. year-old student attending his program, and she builds friendships student at Thornlea Secondary She is involved in many extracur- third year at Pickering College in with the new grade ten girls to School. She is interested in account- ricular activities at school including Newmarket. Born in Tehran, Iran, settle them into the Branksome ing and wishes to pursue a career sports teams and student leadership he moved to Canada at the age community. As an enthusiastic in business or medicine. She likes to positions. She has always been very of four. At an early age, he was runner, she is a member of the eat, sleep, and read. Her dream is to active in the student environment introduced to the water, which school cross country and track become a polyglot and travel around at Havergal, and is a member of he fell in love with. He now enjoys and fi eld teams. Running helps the world. the student council that works competitive sailing as a result of this to refresh her every day and takes away a lot of stress. She loves to improve student life. In school, passion. From the sea to the sky, Chirag Vaswani is a student reading autobiographies, fi ctional Spanish is one of her favourite he also wants to acquire his pilot’s at Bayview Glen School. For him, historical recounts, or crime-solving subjects, along with physics and license for small to medium aircraft. education has always been about novels in her free time – a variety chemistry. Outside of school she Competitive in tennis and skiing, fi nding the balance between main- of topics excite her. She devotes likes camping, which has motivated Ali likes to live an active lifestyle, taining a strong academic status the majority of her weekend to her to be a part of the Outdoor which is customary for those hoping and being an active member of the volunteering, as she believes in Education course. Talking about to enter the fi eld of health care. He community. He takes great pride in giving back to the community. future plans is hard since Emma hopes to attend Queen’s University balancing academics, recreation, She is a big fan of movies, especially has many diff erent interests; but in the undergraduate medicine and community involvement. Chirag adaptations of books to the screen. with her love for the outdoors, program. He has his academic began Tae Kwon Do and learned She is considering kinesiology or science, and Spanish, she is very concentration in mathematics the importance of dedication and business as her university major. interested in learning more about and the sciences, for which he has discipline. He also enjoys playing the geology and business. won, both in school and nationally, fl ute, and since grade ten has been a multiple recognition awards for top Maclite Tesfaye is a student leader in his school’s fl ute ensemble. Divya Santhanam is in marks and innovation. He aims to at St. Clement’s School. His volunteer experience at a temple grade eleven at the University of one day be a surgeon in Canada for senior care has also awakened while possessing a summer home Toronto Schools. She loves to read, Jinnie Trinh is a grade twelve him to countless possibilities for his in sunny California. He also likes write, and play tennis. In school, student at Thornlea Secondary future. Participating in the GII has long walks on the beach and candle- her favourite subjects are English, School. At school, she has a keen opened his eyes to worldwide issues, lit dinners. biology, and history. Outside of interest in physics, chemistry, and and further fueled his drive to help school, she is a research student English. During her spare time, those in need, whether through this at the Hospital for Sick Children, Cindy Song is a grade eleven she enjoys reading, scrapbooking, program, science, or simply volun- a Deputy Prefect (yes, UTS has a student at Havergal College. She and playing foosball. She also has teering and giving back. Chirag feels house system like Hogwarts), is an active member of her school an enthusiastic attitude towards that a combination of medicine and a photographer on her school’s community as she is part of the learning new skills. Jinnie wishes to with global aff airs is crucial for our yearbook team. She also plays on debate team, mock trials, Best pursue an engineering degree after world’s development, and has a her school’s varsity tennis team. In Buddies, DECA, and Model UN. high school, because she hopes to strong drive to tackle the world’s the future, Divya aspires to become Outside of school, she volunteers improve current technologies and challenges. He is passionate and a doctor, but also to be involved in with various organizations such help protect the environment. wants to give as much as he can the fi eld of global health. as UNICEF Canada, the Canadian of himself to improve the world. Cancer Society, and Sunnybrook With his strong determination Arunachala (Ramana) Hospital. She has always been and passion he hopes to make his Hussain Shah is a student at Trivedi is a grade eleven student interested in public relations and dreams come true. Bloor Collegiate Institute. He is a at the University of Toronto Schools. international aff airs. She has a pretty amazing person who excels His interests include the sciences passion for helping others and at talking. He likes so many things (particularly natural sciences and Angelina Vorobieva is making the world a better place making him a very diverse person. medicine), social welfare, music, a grade ten student at Havergal and hopes to be able to make an He is good at debating, and plays and business. He enjoys playing College. Her favourite subjects are impact in her community someday. some sports. He hopes to lead the violin and mridangam (Indian business and math. She plans to As for her interests, she enjoys Canada into its darkest fi nest hours drum) and is a member of various continue studying in these areas singing, acting, drawing, tennis, as Prime Minister. Insert meme orchestras. His research interests in the future. She fi nds it very and golf. Cindy is taking a business here: All your base are belong to us! include genetics and the relation- interesting to learn about global course this year and that is what ship between music and medicine. problems and to try fi nd possible led her to participate in GII. She He has held or currently holds solutions. Outside of school, Nicola Shaw is a grade twelve is very interested in the issue this leadership positions in student Angelina’s interests include photo- student attending Pickering College. year and is very excited to be government, music groups, and graphy, reading, and tennis. She enjoys equestrian, swimming, presenting with her group. and rock climbing, and loves adven- DECA. He has won many prizes in Participating in the Global Ideas tures and travelling. Nicola is also violin and speaking competitions Institute has given her an oppor- a lover of reading, writing, and Megan Sue-Chue-Lam is a and has stood in the top three tunity to improve her problem- playing guitar. She doesn’t know student at Bayview Glen School. ranks in business competitions solving and communication skills. where her future will take her, but at the regional, provincial, and She is grateful to have been given she’s sure it will be somewhere great. Rosie Sun is a grade eleven international levels. Arunachala the opportunity to be part of this To help her get there, she plans to student at Branksome Hall. Her enjoys reading a variety of books program. work really hard, be very kind, and favourite subjects in school are and discussing current events. do things for other people, not just math and biology. She is part of He is very interested in important Yufeng (Arthur) Wang herself. She has a passion for helping the school chamber choir as she humanitarian issues and supports has been in Canada for almost three those less fortunate than her, and so is passionate about music. She a dog charity in India that aids years. Currently, he is a visa student throughout her life, she is going to practices the guitar and piano as stray animals. Arunachala plans at Northview Heights Secondary take every opportunity she gets to a break during study time. She is on pursuing a career in medicine. School. Through his high school help others. studies, he is inclined towards math

23 High School Participants — Students (continued)

and science courses, especially at the Royal Conservatory of Music, a talented singer with a love of When these individual tiles physics. During his spare time, he and has since begun her journey listening to the radio. He is the are arranged together, they will enjoys reading, working out, and exploring other instruments such as grade eleven leader of his school’s complete the masterpiece. Claire watching movies. Additionally, he two traditional Chinese instruments Social Justice Club. He helps strives to become this masterpiece, has a strong interest in medicine called Hulusi and Bawu. In her free organize fundraisers for local and although she knows that there is a and has completed a co-op program time, Michelle enjoys swimming, international organizations and myriad of knowledge to be learned at Sunnybrook Hospital. He has reading, practicing her instruments, runs awareness campaigns to and that her mosaic will never be always intended to gain more and writing Chinese calligraphy. enlighten the minds of students entirely complete. knowledge in science and medicine Having practiced Chinese calli- at Bloor about social justice issues to connect theory and practice. graphy for almost ten years, in the school, community, and Khanshaiym Zhauken Yufeng’s passion for physics and Michelle furthered her studying around the world. Currently, he is a student in grade eleven at medicine inspires him to purse a by conducting her personal project doesn’t really know what he’s going the Bishop Strachan School. This degree in biomedical engineering. (IB component) on the topic of to pursue in the future. However, is her fi rst year in Canada. She’s He hopes to become a competent Chinese calligraphy. he does wish to one day travel the from Almaty, which is the largest biomedical engineer to serve society world and experience its wonders. city in Kazakhstan. She has a brother and benefi t other global citizens. Lucy Yu is a grade twelve student who is two years younger than her at the Bishop Strachan School, and Claire Zhang is in the tenth and a sister who is only two years Wenhao (Michelle) Yang her passions range from American grade at Havergal College. She is old. She considers herself to be is a grade eleven student at history to gaming to designing. intrigued by all the subjects she a well-rounded person, because Branksome Hall. One of the most She’s the Communications Prefect, learns. She constantly faces new she fi nished art, musical schools, life-changing experiences she which, in a nutshell, involves challenges with an open and she’s into sports (currently she’s on has had is attending the Shad leading a group of twelve girls in determined mindset. Claire has the school archery team, and this Valley program at University of planning events and initiatives many hobbies including sculpting, summer she plans to learn how Saskatchewan. There she is able surrounding technology at BSS. skating, writing, and travelling. to ride a horse), and she loves math to collaborate with like-minded In her free time, she’s also involved She is an active member of Junior and physics, but her real passion students on projects such as with the Spotlight Charity Film Achievement, Model UN, and many is fi nancing. Khanshaiym’s life credo human-powered transportation, Festival, which is a platform for sports teams. Although she is is “you yourself, as much as anybody create ever-lasting friendships, and which students can showcase their not a science “geek,” she greatly in the entire universe, deserve your explore the one and only synchro- work, something that she thinks appreciates the potential that love and aff ection,” by Buddha. tron lab in Canada. Because of Toronto needs more of (check it science holds, but also believes that She thinks it is unfair that people the Shad Valley program, Michelle out!). She’ll take what life will throw human interactions are extremely all over the world have unequal has been able to explore many at her, but for now, she looks forward powerful forces. Claire is planning starting points, which is mainly additional opportunities. Inspired to studying architecture in the US to pursue a post-secondary edu- why she wanted to participate in by a psychology workshop there, next year, hopefully with some cation in business; she hopes to the Global Ideas Institute – to feel she is working on a project about economics, international relations, develop a career as a risk offi cer like she is making a diff erence and the psychological eff ects of parent- and computer science mixed in or entrepreneur. Claire would trying to help to solve this problem. ing with a graduate student at the there. describe herself as an incomplete University of Toronto. She is now mosaic. There is much more that considering psychology for her Andy Zhang is a grade eleven she should learn about herself, undergraduate studies. Aside from student in the TOPS program at and the only way to do so is school and academics, Michelle Bloor Collegiate Institute. He through experience. Every source enjoys playing music. Before enter- loves to learn about the lives of of knowledge she acquires and ing high school, she completed people around the world and eat every one of her experiences is grade ten piano and grade ten fl ute multicultural foods. Andy is also equivalent to a tile on the mosaic.

“The Global Ideas Institute has taught me strategies to tackle such complex and diverse world issues as malnutrition and poverty, and in doing so has empowered me. I feel like I can really make a difference in the world.” –Katherine Lord, Branksome Hall

24 High School Participants Teachers

Nandita Bajaj is a teacher Kimberly Bartlett has Toby Brown is a teacher at Mike Farley has been teaching of physics and math at Northview an HBA from McGill University in Bayview Glen School. middle and high school geography Heights Secondary School, where political science and history and and social studies for thirteen years she has taught for the past fi ve a BEd and MEd from the University Chris Carswell is a business, in the Toronto District School Board years. She is also the coordinator of Toronto. Her graduate degree was history, and geography teacher and currently teaches at University of the school’s Honours Math, focused on curriculum, teaching, at Havergal College. He is currently of Toronto Schools. This is his third Science, and Technology program, and learning. She has also earned in his second year of teaching, and year participating in the Global a specialty program that off ers her Principal’s Qualifi cations. fi rst year of teaching the Enter- Ideas Institute. Having completed an accelerated curriculum to Ms. Bartlett is the curriculum prising Person course. He has an undergraduate degree in inter - students in these subject areas coordinator for kindergarten to found it invigourating and inspiring national development studies, he (www.northviewhmst.com). grade twelve and Head of Social to help his students discover the has greatly enjoyed delving into the With a strong background and Sciences at Pickering College. She many potentially great ideas that complex issues raised in GII with his work experience in engineering, teaches politics and history in the they have the ability to uncover students. He is continually amazed she is passionate about inspiring Senior School. She also serves as and shape. He is looking forward and inspired by the enthusiasm and students to pursue careers in teacher advisor for PC’s Amnesty to seeing his six students from depth of all of the student parti- science, technology, and engin- Intern-ational Club and the Youth Havergal continue to grow as cipants. He would like to thank all eering. Her past experience Action Organization. Separate a result of GII. of the GII staff and presenters for volunteering with Engineers from her duties at Pickering College, their hard work in making this Without Borders opened up her Ms. Bartlett is an instructor at program such a success. Mike is eyes to the potential of technology the University of Toronto, teaching DJ Church has been teaching a frequent presenter at conferences as a means to address global issues. additional qualifi cation courses in the social sciences for about ten in Canada and the US on the topic The Global Ideas Institute is the in history and social sciences at years, in Canada and overseas. He of using “social impact” computer perfect forum to further explore OISE. She is also interested in has lived, worked, or travelled in games in geography and social this marriage of technology and educational publishing and has about sixty countries, and back in studies classes. For more informa- social action. This is her third year been a textbook reviewer and 2006 he left Switzerland, where tion go to www.changegamer.ca. with the GII and she is very grateful contributor on several projects. he had been working, for a three- and-a-half-year backpacking trip for this amazing opportunity, both In her spare time, she likes to read Megan Gardner Ross has for herself and for her students. and travel. In 2011, Ms. Bartlett around the world, mostly in less economically developed countries been teaching IB Diploma geo - was honoured to be a fi nalist for graphy at The York School for ten the Governor General’s Award for and regions. He was very lucky to have many incredible experiences years. She has worked in curriculum Excellence in Teaching Canadian development for the International History. This is the fourth year she and see many of the challenges the world faces fi rst hand. This drove Baccalaureate and has acted as an has had the pleasure of working examiner of diploma candidates with the Pickering College GII team. him to return to the classroom where he tries to bring a focus on from across the globe. Megan She would like to thank all of the strongly believes that the study of organizers and the University of global citizenship and social justice issues to all of his classes. This is his world issues should not be limited Toronto for inspiring her students to the examination of problems, to tackle global issues. fi rst year participating in the Global Ideas Institute. He currently teaches but should inspire students to take international politics and human risks in proposing innovative geography at the grade twelve level, solutions to the challenges posed Canadian history at the grade ten by our complex world. This is her level, and grade nine geography at fi rst year participating in the Global Bayview Glen School. Ideas Institute, and she is inspired by the meaningful and authentic challenges the students will be tackling.

“One of my favourite lessons from GII has been that inventiveness is using existing knowledge to create new solutions. GII to a large extent has enabled me to improve my integrative thinking skills and taught me how to solve a problem from many diff erent perspectives. Most of all, it is so exciting as a youth to be able to address a global issue like child malnutrition in India.” –Belinda Nyamrunda, Pickering College

25 Margaret Greenberg is a global society as a whole. Hence, Marina Moro is a geography Jennifer Pietrangelo teacher at Bloor Collegiate Institute. she is excited to be involved with the and history teacher at Lawrence is a middle school and senior school GII for the second time with a group Park Collegiate Institute in the teacher at the Bishop Strachan of highly engaged students to work Denise Hartford teaches Toronto District School Board. School. For the past two years she on challenging global issues. economics and entrepreneurship She enjoys teaching about current has been working as the Learning at Havergal College. She enjoys world issues and bringing global Resource Specialist, and in February supporting her students as they Jane Marshall is a teacher perspectives into her classroom. she began instructing world issues. explore the complexities of real- at Branksome Hall. She has found Marina is very excited for her Her background is in political world challenges and move towards it to be an invigourating, creative students to participate in the science and international relations creative solutions. Denise has been challenge to serve as Branksome’s enriching experience that the at the University of Toronto. school lead with the Global Ideas faculty advisor to the Global Ideas Global Ideas Institute off ers. Institute since its inception four Institute since its inception. The Paul Stephenson is a teacher years ago. projects for Aravind Eye Care, Laura Mustard currently at Thornlea Secondary School. Reinventing the Toilet, Sprinkles, teaches AP economics, economics, and Child Malnutrition in India Heather Henricks is a and international business at the Marshall Webb has been have inspired students to see teacher at University of Toronto Bishop Strachan School. She has teaching English at UCC since 1975 through the eyes of another’s Schools. also taught law and computer after earning degrees at Middlebury experience with the aspiration studies both at her current school College and U of T, both in history to fi nd an authentically useful and at public schools in Pickering and Russian. Once he started Peter Hill is a teacher at means to extend basic necessities and Brampton. This is Laura’s fi rst teaching English, he worked on St. Clement’s School. of life. The innovative thinking year with students at the Global his MA at Middlebury. In addition that is characteristic of the Munk Ideas Institute and she’s looking to enjoying the lectures for this GII, School and its Rotman partner Joanne Hogan is a geography forward to a rewarding and he also coordinates UCC’s monthly demonstrates to young students teacher at Upper Canada College inspiring opportunity for her news magazine Covergence and a that well-considered risk often who loves listening to the GII students. couple of other smaller in-house provides new approaches to lectures. She is passionate about student publications. In his other solving old problems. international development issues Lorenzo Nicolet is a life, he is married, loves to travel, and working towards local and teacher at North Toronto and has developed a passion for sustainable solutions. She loves Andrew McConnell is a Collegiate Institute. contemporary art. He is also trying to travel and spent eight years teacher at Thornlea Secondary to fi gure out how to adapt teaching living abroad where she had the School. English in the internet generation. opportunity to travel to almost Amy Paradine is the Director forty countries. of Academic Programs at University Dr. David Mizener is a of Toronto Schools (UTS). She Karen Wolfe is a teacher of member of the Social Science received her Bachelor of Commerce creative writing (EWC 4U) and former Colleen Ketchum is a Department at St. Clement’s from Queen’s University and her teacher of global education (IDC 4U) teacher at Branksome Hall. School in Toronto. In this capacity, BEd and MEd from the University at North Toronto Collegiate Institute. he teaches a variety of subjects, of Toronto. Prior to her current Oksana Jajecznyk is currently including geography and history. position, she began her education teaching chemistry and theory In particular, in his teaching practice career as a computer science of knowledge and is the Science he endeavours to encourage the teacher for the and Department Head at Branksome intellectual curiosity of his students, Toronto District School Boards, Hall School. She has been involved and to foster in them the ability and added mathematics teaching in various curriculum and assess- to critically engage with ideas and to her roster upon joining the staff ment areas with the IB for thirteen issues from various perspectives. at UTS. Finding ways to engage years and taught in a number of Moreover, he is increasingly making students in learning has been a schools in the UK before her move use of digital tools to foster greater driving factor in Amy’s career along to Canada twelve years ago. She collaboration, but also to enhance with investigating and supporting strives to create an environment and support student learning. This the innovative use of technology where students can connect what is his fourth year serving as staff in education. This is Amy’s third they learn in the classroom to their supervisor to the St. Clement’s year of involvement with the own personal lives and to benefi t GII Team. Global Ideas Institute.

“GII has been a fantastic way to explore and work on a real world issue in a way that feels meaningful. I have met so many amazing people with unique perspectives that I would never have gotten to meet otherwise. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” –Elizabeth O’Sullivan, North Toronto Collegiate Institute

26 Expert Speaker Series

November 12, 2013 february 11, 2014 Over the past several months, the Global Ideas Institute speaker series organized by the Asian Institute at the Redesigning the Stove Poverty and the State Munk School of Global Aff airs has brought together leading Yu-Ling Cheng Joseph Wong professionals and academics to talk about their experiences Director of the Centre for Ralph and Roz Halbert in addressing complex problems. Th ese high-profi le experts Global Engineering (CGEN); Professor of Innovation; have provided extraordinary insights and imparted their Professor of Chemical Canada Research Chair in Engineering, University Democratization, Health world-class knowledge to high school and U of T students, of Toronto and Development in the inspiring them to think creatively about the challenge of Department of Political child malnutrition in India. What are appropriate tech- December 4, 2013 Science; Director of the Asian Institute at the Munk School nologies? How can eff ective social enterprise be operated? Operating Effective of Global Affairs, University How can local health interventions be scaled up? How can Social Enterprises of Toronto integrative thinking be applied to real world problems?

Norm Tasevski March 4, 2014 How can fi scal invisibility perpetuate poverty? How can Co-founder and Partner at nudging be used to encourage behavioural change? We Purpose Capital; Instructor, Nudging and Encouraging are very pleased to have Professor Yu-Ling Cheng, Director Social Entrepreneurship Behavioural Change of the Centre for Global Engineering, Norm Tasevski,

January 8, 2014 Dilip Soman Co-Founder and Partner at Purpose Capital, and Instructor Professor in Communications of Social Entrepreneurship, Dr. Stanley Zlotkin, Chief Child Nutrition Strategy at the Rotman School of Global Child Health at the Hospital for Sick Children; of Management, Director of Stanley Zlotkin the India Innovation Institute Ellie Avishai, Director of the Centre for Integrative Th inking Chief of Global Child Health at Rotman and the Munk at U of T’s Rotman School of Management; Joseph Wong, at the Hospital for Sick School of Global Affairs, Halbert Professor of Innovation Policy and Director of the Children, Professor of University of Toronto Nutritional Sciences and Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Aff airs; and Paediatrics Dilip Soman, Professor of Communications Strategy at the Rotman School of Management. Th is incredible lineup has january 22, 2014 inspired, challenged, and encouraged students to think Integrative Th inking globally, to share ideas, and to understand the importance of informed advocacy. Th eir eff orts are very much refl ected Ellie Avishai in today’s symposium about addressing child malnutrition Director of the Integrative Thinking Initiative at in India. the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

27 Expert Speaker Series (continued)

Redesigning the Stove Operating Eff ective Social Enterprises

November 12, 2013 December 4, 2013

Yu-Ling Norm Cheng Tasevski Director of the Centre for Co-founder and Partner Global Engineering (CGEN); at Purpose Capital; Professor of Chemical Instructor, Social Engineering, University Entrepreneurship of Toronto

Yu-Ling Cheng is a Professor of Chemical Engineering Norm Tasevski is a co-founder and partner with Purpose and Applied Chemistry and Director of the Centre for Capital, and leads the fi rm’s business development eff orts. Global Engineering (CGEN) at the University of Toronto. Norm has spent his career working with and for impact- She served as Chair of Engineering Science from 2000 to minded for-profi t, non-profi t, and government organizations. 2005. In addition, she co-developed the Biomedical Option, Prior to Purpose Capital, Norm was a Social Entrepreneur- one of the fi rst undergraduate biomedical engineering in-Residence with the Social Innovation Generation (SiG) programs in the world. She served as Acting Chair of the program at MaRS, where he advised a portfolio of approxi- Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry mately thirty innovation-minded social organizations in in 2006 and was elected Speaker of Faculty Council in 2007. topics ranging from business model refi nement to investment In 2008, she chaired the Dean’s Task Force on Globalization. readiness. As a management consultant with Aperio, Norm Th is past year, she was recognized by the University of managed a portfolio of social enterprises, advising each from Toronto with a Distinguished Professor Award. Established idea generation to initial market entry and capital acquisition. in 2009, this award is designed to advance and recognize Norm’s career began as a policy advisor with the province of individuals with highly distinguished accomplishments. Ontario, leading multiple social policy portfolios involving Yu-Ling will hold the title of Distinguished Professor in social assistance, social housing, immigrant sponsorship, Global Engineering for a fi ve-year term eff ective July 1, 2013. accessibility services, and youth services. Norm left govern- Currently, she is leading a team of engineers in a project ment as a senior policy advisor to join EVIDENCE, a social to reinvent the Western-style toilet to provide people in enterprise consulting fi rm of First Work. Th ere, Norm helped developing nations with aff ordable sanitation that doesn’t build the consulting practice and managed over a dozen client rely on running water, sewer systems, or electricity. Th is projects. He then moved to become Managing Director with eff ort is part of the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge, funded York Consulting Group where he led the business development by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Professor Cheng’s eff ort and oversaw a team of up to twelve consultants. team was the only Canadian group selected for this project. Norm holds an MBA from the Schulich Business School, Th ey garnered third place for their innovative design during where he now teaches social entrepreneurship and impact Phase 1 of the challenge and recently received funding to investing at both the MBA and BBA levels. Norm also teaches further develop their prototype. social entrepreneurship to MEng students out of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto, and frequently guest lectures at other schools such as the University of Waterloo, Ryerson University, and Queen’s University. He currently volunteers with two organizations. As Chairman of the Board of the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario, he leverages his entrepreneurial background as the organiza- tion pursues the development of its own social enterprise. Norm is also a partner with Social Venture Partners Toronto, an organization that focuses on non-profi t capacity building and growing the community of philanthropists in Toronto.

28 Child Nutrition Integrative Thinking

January 8, 2014 January 22, 2014

Stanley Ellie Zlotkin Avishai Chief of Global Child Health Director of the Integrative at the Hospital for Sick Thinking Initiative at Children, Professor of the Rotman School of Nutritional Sciences and Management, University Paediatrics of Toronto

Stanley Zlotkin is the Chief of Global Child Health at the Ellie Avishai is the Founder and Director of I-Th ink, a Hospital for Sick Children, Senior Scientist with Child Health unique initiative at the University of Toronto’s Rotman Evaluative Sciences, and a Professor of Nutritional Sciences School of Management. I-Th ink adapts Rotman’s pioneering and Paediatrics at the University of Toronto. In his program, integrative thinking curriculum, which aims to engender the Sprinkles Global Health Initiative, Dr. Zlotkin has focused self-refl ective thinking and creative problem-solving in on research and advocacy to control micronutrient malnutri- MBA students, to the world of elementary and secondary tion in children. It is estimated that as many as 750 million education. children in developing countries suff er from micronutrient In the span of four years, I-Th ink has grown from a malnutrition. Challenged by UNICEF to come up with a viable single pilot program to a key initiative at over a dozen and reproducible solution to the problem of micronutrient schools in Toronto and a partner of the Toronto District malnutrition, Dr. Zlotkin and his research team developed School Board. I-Th ink has drawn considerable media the concept of micronutrient powders for “home-fortifi cation” attention from news-papers such as the Globe and Mail, of complementary foods. the Toronto Star and the Financial Times of London. It was recently Dr. Zlotkin is past Chair of the Canadian Paediatric Society listed as one of the “50 Reasons to Love Toronto” in Toronto Nutrition Committee and is a frequent consultant to govern- Life magazine. ments and UN agencies on issues related to global child health Prior to her work at Rotman, Ellie taught in both public nutrition. His advocacy work was recognized by CIHR in 2006 schools and education-focused NGOs. Working for three with the prestigious National Knowledge Translation Award years within the Toronto District School Board, she developed for “outstanding contributions to the health of children world - new curricula for Special Education, as well as coordinated wide.” He was awarded the H.J. Heinz Humanitarian Award and taught within two Special Education departments. Her in 2001 for his international contribution to the health of decade of experience in the not-for-profi t sector included children globally. In 2007, he was awarded the Order of directing the volunteer program for Peace by PEACE Toronto Canada, the highest civilian honour in Canada, for his and serving on its Board of Directors as Secretary and Strategic contributions to improving the lives of children globally. He Planning Chair. Ellie also worked in project management, is known internationally as a successful social entrepreneur public relations, and recruitment for the national youth for his work on home fortifi cation and was awarded an Inter- service learning program Katimavik. She worked as a strategy national Ashoka Fellowship in 2007. consultant with the NeXus consulting group, which aims Today, Dr. Zlotkin continues to head the Sprinkles Global to further the sustainability of non-profi ts through the appli - Health Initiative at the Hospital for Sick Children and is an cation of social enterprise business models. Ellie teaches in active researcher with well over 100 peer-reviewed publica- the Rotman School of Management’s Executive Education tions. Dr. Zlotkin was appointed as Vice-President Medical and Commerce programs. She was a 2005 recipient of the and Academic Aff airs at SickKids in 2010 and in September Bealight Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs. 2012 he was named as the inaugural Chief of the SickKids Centre for Global Child Health.

29 Expert Speaker Series (continued)

Poverty and the State Nudging and Encouraging Behavioural Change

February 11, 2014 March 4, 2014

Joseph Dilip Wong Soman Ralph and Roz Halbert Professor in Professor of Innovation; Communications Strategy Canada Research Chair at the Rotman School of in Democratization, Health Management, Director and Development in the of the India Innovation Department of Political Institute at Rotman and Science; Director of the the Munk School of Global Asian Institute at the Munk Aff airs, University of Toronto School of Global Aff airs, University of Toronto

Joseph Wong is the Ralph and Roz Halbert Professor of Dilip Soman is a professor of marketing and holds the Innovation at the Munk School of Global Aff airs, Professor Corus Chair in Communications Strategy. His research is of Political Science, and Canada Research Chair in in the area of behavioural economics and its applications Democratization, Health and Development. He is also the to consumer wellbeing, marketing, and policy. He is also Director of the Asian Institute at the Munk School. Wong the director of the India Innovation Institute and Co-Director is the author of many academic articles and several books, of the Executive Center for Excellence in Social CRM. He works including Healthy Democracies: Welfare Politics in Taiwan and South with ideas42 and serves as advisor to a number of welfare Korea and Betting on Biotech: Innovation and the Limits of the Asian organizations. He has taught at Hong Kong University of Developmental State, both published by Cornell University Science and Technology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Press. He recently co-edited with Dilip Soman and Janice Indian School of Business, University of Chicago, and Stein Innovating for the Global South with the University of National University of Singapore. Toronto Press. Professor Wong has been a visiting scholar Dilip’s current research focuses on “helping people help at major institutions in the US (Harvard), Taiwan, Korea, themselves” using insights from mental accounting and and the UK (Oxford); has worked extensively with the the psychology of time. In this work, he used informational World Bank and the UN; and has advised governments (e.g., fi nancial literacy), facilitative (e.g., budgeting tools, on matters of public policy in Asia, Africa, the Americas communication devices like mobile phones and the internet) and Europe. Wong’s current research focuses on poverty and behavioural (e.g., self-control guidelines) interventions and social policy innovation. Wong was educated at McGill to help people achieve fi nancial suffi ciency. Th is research and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. is being done in Canada, India, China, and Th ailand, and is partially funded by grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Desautels Centre, and the AIC Institute at the Rotman School. He also does similar research in the area of health behaviours, energy conservation, garbage and recycling, and time management.

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32 Mentoring Students

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