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Jessica Lax and Jocelyn Land-Murphy
Co-founders of the Otesha Project

The Otesha Project was born in 2002 while Jessica and Jocelyn were studying sustainable development in Kenya. Otesha means "reason to dream" in Swahili, and they work towards empowering youth and people to make a positive change in our society, especially in our consumption. The Otesha Project travels across Canada, bringing theatre, story-telling, puppets and high energy to classroom and communities, and teaching them about the power of people.

They've biked across the country with over 100 people, and these hopeful hooligans are always up to something amazing!

If you'd like to check out the Otesha Project and join in on their next bike trip (the next cross-Canada trek is setting out in 2005), their website is www.otesha.ca.