Throughout my career I was actively engaged in community economic development initiatives for women and youth in urban neighbourhoods. S.H.A.R.E.’s philosophy to support sustainable projects that provide a “hand up not a hand out” is a natural extension to this work, only in a rural setting. I have been involved with S.H.A.R.E. for many years, and travelled to Guatemala, Brazil, and Cambodia, to see the S.H.A.R.E. projects first hand, and the positive impact they have on improving the quality of life for impoverished rural families and their communities.
Growing up I saw two different worlds, and this shaped a desire to help the most vulnerable.
As a 40+ year donor I’ve supported S.H.A.R.E.'s practical and effective projects that help people help themselves.
During a monitoring trip to Brazil, I saw first-hand a project which had been funded 13 years earlier that was still benefitting from the pass-on-principle.
Following my retirement from teaching, I assisted my husband Les in doing S.H.A.R.E.’s project management.
I became involved with S.H.A.R.E. in 2021 while they were making significant advances in their presence online.