Empowerment
through education Morneau Shepell team sees their investment in action at secondary school for refugee girls
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Heather Kaufman, Vice-President, National Partnerships at Morneau Shepell (centre) visits with students at Morneau Shepell Secondary School for Girls at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya.
“Before I got to the Kakuma Refugee Camp, I really didn’t know what to expect from the experience,” says Carey Green, Senior Director, Account Management at Morneau Shepell. She was part of a contingent from Morneau Shepell that visited the camp in Kenya last spring. While there, they saw first-hand the impact of their long-term investment in secondary education for refugee girls.
There are approximately 350 students enrolled at the Morneau Shepell Secondary School for Girls, which opened in 2014.
Since partnering with UNHCR Canada in 2011, Morneau Shepell has remained UNHCR Canada’s largest corporate supporter. The company has sustained its financial commitment to help make secondary education a reality for a steadily growing number of refugee girls.
“Visiting the Morneau Shepell Secondary School for Girls was inspiring,” says Green. “This was a place that allowed the girls to do more than just hope: these girls believe in
themselves and in the possibility of a better future for them and their families.”
Joining Green was Heather Kaufman, Vice-President, National Partnerships. She recalls the excitement of her first glimpse of the camp from the air, followed by the warm welcome from UNHCR staff and regional state representatives on the ground.
“From the moment we pulled up to the school we could see that as much as we were excited to be there, the girls were equally as excited to see us,” Kaufman says. “The next many hours were spent learning how the girls spent their days, how valued their education was to them, how proud each girl was of her country of origin and the gratitude they felt for their safe learning environment.
“I felt immensely proud to be a small part of the exceptional work Morneau Shepell and the UNHCR does at the Kakuma Refugee Camp.” R
Headquartered in Toronto, Morneau Shepell is a leading North American human resources consulting and technology company with global reach, and also UNHCR Canada’s largest corporate partner. We are grateful to Morneau Shepell and all of our Canadian private sector partners whose vital contributions help protect and empower displaced people today and for the future.
Want to join us in making a world of difference for refugees? Please visit:
unhcr.ca/partners or contact Tara Graham,
grahamt@unhcr.org
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