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Ryan Hreljac
President of Ryan's Well Foundation

Ryan's grade one teacher first introduced him to Africa, and the thousands of people who walk many miles for water every day. Right away, he decided to build a well for a village in Africa, and since then he hasn't stopped working to raise money for clean water and sanitary conditions across the continent. Ryan is now 13, and he's now raised over $1 million for projects in Uganda, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and other African countries. He has brought partners from both governments and private groups across the world to help; his story has even inspired the mining industry to support building more wells!

Ryan received the Order of Ontario in 2004, he's a patron for Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots Program, and his story has been featured in magazines and newspapers from People to the National Post. To get involved and find out more, go to www.ryanswell.ca.