• Daughters of Africa International Inc.
• Rodney Sidloski, HELP International
• Jeremy Wildeman, Project Hope
• Making the Links Radio
• Isabel Muzichuk
  

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 Daughters of Africa International Inc.

The Daughters of Africa (DOA) are leaders in women’s empowerment. Their community development work in Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, Sudan, Malawi and Zambia champions economic empowerment by improving livelihoods through microcredit, income generating projects and capacity building. The foundation of DOA’s work is a sustainable, rights-based model designed to promote gender equality, the protection of the environment, peace and social justice to meet the broader social, cultural and economic development needs of communities in the future.

Rodney Sidloski, HELP International

Rodney Sidloski has been active in international development for over 25 years. His work in Africa with the United Nations World Food Program, CARE International and WUSC included emergency assistance in war torn regions and the drought affected Sahara. Rodney was known for going beyond his portfolio to design, mobilize resources and implement in war time conditions year round agriculture campaigns, road and bridge reconstruction and the innovative practice of purchasing local agriculture produce for use in emergency feeding programs.  

Rodney founded HELP International in 1993 that designed and implemented a multi component slum conversion program in Nairobi, Kenya which included successful sub-division development, land tenure, housing and school construction, urban forestation, and alternative waste management systems including effluent irrigation and zero waste community management.  In a second major initiative, Rodney trained and employed the services of several dozen student interns from four universities and a polytechnic to lead a successful agro-forestry initiative in semi arid and arid regions as remote as Turkana.  

Rodney led HELP in setting up the Center for Ecology Research and Training (CERT) at Weyburn, which works with interns from across Canada, Europe and Africa during the summer months conducting environmental research on low cost phytoremediation, waste recycling technologies, and drought resistant high production horticulture.  CERT is also home to a simulated African Village where schools from across Saskatchewan come to live and train with the international internship group. 

Jeremy Wildeman, Project Hope

Jeremy Wildeman focuses his energy on international development, humanitarian relief, empowerment and education for disadvantaged children, youth, refugees and people living in marginalized communities. His reach spans the globe and includes project implementation in Palestine (Project Hope) and Nepal (Village Environment Community), and building support networks in Europe, Canada and the USA through his Humanitarian Opportunities for Peace and Education. Jeremy’s life-enabling and life-sustaining programming includes international dialogue through new media as well as creative arts and language-learning to achieve understanding and peace.  Jeremy was raised in rural Saskatchewan and completed his BA at the University of Saskatchewan. 

Making the Links Radio

Making the Links Radio has been on the air for more than 12 years carrying the voices of those fighting for social, economic and environmental justice both locally and internationally. Those voices have included big name activists such as Vandana Shiva, Maude Barlow and David Suzuki, as well as voices of youth, labour and farmers including migrant workers’ quest for justice. Hear more at internet radio www.makingthelinksradio.ca or tune into CFCR 90.5 FM - Community Radio Saskatoon.

Isabel Muzichuk

This is a posthumous award for Isabel, a nurse and activist who throughout her life made the links between justice, environment and health both in rural Saskatchewan and around the world.  As a nurse, one of her primary concerns was health,and she was active in many communities on many issues pertaining to health such as clean water and healthy food. She did meticulous research on every issue she was involved in, and constantly educated everyone around her.  Isabel was a giant among us, and a fearless defender of the environment.  Her insight, dedication, and passion for justice have made a big contribution to our community, and her spritely humour, enthusiasm and laughter will be missed by all who knew her.

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