Rachel Kiddell-Monroe | |
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Born | |
Citizenship | Canadian |
Alma mater | McGill University |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, humanitarian |
Employer | McGill University |
Organization | See Change Initiative |
Rachel Kiddell-Monroe LL.M is a Montreal-based academic, activist, and lawyer. [1] [2] She is the General Director of See Change Initiative [3] and faculty at McGill University where she teaches about humanitarian aid. [4]
She has worked globally for Médecins Sans Frontières, including supporting refugees arriving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo fleeing the Rwanda genocide. [4]
Kiddell-Monroe was born and raised in England. [1] As a student she volunteered with Amnesty International in Indonesia. [1]
She studied law at McGill University. [1] [4]
Kiddell-Monroe has worked for Médecins Sans Frontières in Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Somalia and Rwanda before being a regional advisor for Latin America. [4] She was based in Goma during the 1994 Rwanda genocide where she worked to support the influx of refugees fleeing violence. [5]
She was the head of the Médecins Sans Frontières's Access to Essential Medicine campaign before being elected to the organization's international board of directors. [6]
She has previously been the President of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines and is a Professor of Practice at McGill University, where she lectures on international development and humanitarian action. [6] [2]
In her 2017 TEDx Talk she called on people to reject fear and embrace solidarity. [4]
In 2018, Kiddell-Monroe launched See Change Initiative a not-for-profit to tackle tuberculosis in Nunavut. [1] [7] [3] [8]
She has published papers on access to essential medicine, [9] [10] the decolonization of global health, [8] medical innovation, [11] and tuberculosis in Nunavut. [12]
She won the 2020 Woman of Distinction award for Social and Environmental Engagement from the Women's Y Foundation. [4]
Rachel Kiddell-Monroe | |
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Born | |
Citizenship | Canadian |
Alma mater | McGill University |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, humanitarian |
Employer | McGill University |
Organization | See Change Initiative |
Rachel Kiddell-Monroe LL.M is a Montreal-based academic, activist, and lawyer. [1] [2] She is the General Director of See Change Initiative [3] and faculty at McGill University where she teaches about humanitarian aid. [4]
She has worked globally for Médecins Sans Frontières, including supporting refugees arriving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo fleeing the Rwanda genocide. [4]
Kiddell-Monroe was born and raised in England. [1] As a student she volunteered with Amnesty International in Indonesia. [1]
She studied law at McGill University. [1] [4]
Kiddell-Monroe has worked for Médecins Sans Frontières in Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Somalia and Rwanda before being a regional advisor for Latin America. [4] She was based in Goma during the 1994 Rwanda genocide where she worked to support the influx of refugees fleeing violence. [5]
She was the head of the Médecins Sans Frontières's Access to Essential Medicine campaign before being elected to the organization's international board of directors. [6]
She has previously been the President of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines and is a Professor of Practice at McGill University, where she lectures on international development and humanitarian action. [6] [2]
In her 2017 TEDx Talk she called on people to reject fear and embrace solidarity. [4]
In 2018, Kiddell-Monroe launched See Change Initiative a not-for-profit to tackle tuberculosis in Nunavut. [1] [7] [3] [8]
She has published papers on access to essential medicine, [9] [10] the decolonization of global health, [8] medical innovation, [11] and tuberculosis in Nunavut. [12]
She won the 2020 Woman of Distinction award for Social and Environmental Engagement from the Women's Y Foundation. [4]