Marc Kielburger was born on 1977 and is a Canadian author, social entrepreneur, columnist, humanitarian and activist for children's rights.
14 Facts About Marc Kielburger
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Marc Kielburger is the co-founder, along with his brother Craig, of the We Movement, which consists of the WE Charity, an international development and youth empowerment organization; Me to We, a for-profit company selling lifestyle products, leadership training and travel experience; and We Day, an annual youth empowerment event.
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Marc Kielburger traveled to Jamaica on a school program, where he volunteered at a hospice for teenage mothers and at a leper colony.
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In 1990, Marc Kielburger won the award for Best Junior Project at the Canada-Wide Science Fair, going on to win another CWSF award in 1992.
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Marc Kielburger attended Brebeuf College School Toronto and Neuchatel Junior College in Switzerland, graduating from both in 1995.
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In 1995, Craig and Marc Kielburger co-founded Free the Children.
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Marc's work with Free the Children has included co-creating Me to We, a social enterprise organization that supports We Charity with half its profits, and We Day, an annual youth empowerment event held in large stadiums in cities across Canada, the US and the UK Kielburger later co-founded Leaders Today, an organization that trains young people to develop skills and confidence to effect social change.
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Marc Kielburger was named Most Admired CEO in Canada in the Public Sector 2015.
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Marc Kielburger is a member of the board of directors of Prince's Trust Canada and Freshii.
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On 30 June 2020, the Canadian Press published a video of Marc Kielburger telling youth leaders earlier in the month that Trudeau's office had contacted We Charity to see if the organization would administer the student aid program.
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Marc Kielburger later said that he had mistakenly referred to the Prime Minister's Office.
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Marc Kielburger said the outreach came instead from officials at Employment and Social Development Canada.
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Maitland said when she tried to speak up at a staff meeting about problems within the organization, Marc Kielburger quickly ended the discussion.
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Marc Kielburger is a Rhodes Scholar and a fellow Member of the Order of Canada.