THE WOMEN & CHILDREN EMBASSY FOUNDATION
ABOUT US
At the Women and Children Embassy Foundation, we strongly believe that the eventual demise of poverty much depends on the women in the world. Women are the backbone of the family. When women are poor, children are poor. This is why education is so important for us. At the Women & Children Embassy, we believe that by providing proper education to women, we raise the level of education passed on to the children, de facto helping to push back poverty and preventable diseases. By taking mothers out of poverty, we take children out of poverty, thus uplifting their entire community.
No organization by itself can make poverty disappear entirely. By taking one step at a time in the right direction, and with the help of others like us who care, humanity may one day achieve the ultimate goal; making preventable diseases and extreme poverty a thing of the past.
Think it’s impossible? We think otherwise. Just look at what was achieved in the past 60 years. Scientists and other organizations like ours have almost completely eradicated polio worldwide by providing proper medication and education. At the Women & Children Embassy, we believe we can all do the same with most preventable illnesses. One stepping stone at a time. Because in today’s world, actions do matter, apathy is not an option.
WHO WE ARE
Arlette Nkurayija
President of the
WCE Foundation
Arlette Nkurayija, a Canadian attorney who is also the President of the Women and Children Embassy Foundation since 2013. Arlette is a survivor of the 1994 Rwanda Tutsi genocide in which she lost almost her entire family at the age of 18. Her story is nothing less than an amazing example of resilience. She came to Canada running from that traumatic experience and felt that becoming a lawyer will help her bring sense of justice and peace to her life. Through her practice of forgiveness and in the work of the Foundation, she found a vehicle in which she wants to use her experience and her skills to help bring better justice and peace to our world. She intends on leaving a lasting and positive imprint on this world. Dedicated to her African roots and proud of being Canadian, she want include every woman in conversation about their potential.
Our organization aims to tackle global poverty and its effects. Build, with realistic tools, a better future for those who need it. Show compassion and human decency to those in need, wherever you find them.
- Arlette Nkuyraija
No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
- Nelson Mandela