Sarah Dubé, 18
Halifax, Nova Scotia

After a field trip to see "Teaching Peace in a Time of War", a documentary about Hetty Van Gurp's work on behalf of Peaceful Schools International in Serbia, Sarah Dubé became motivated to form a group called 'Students for Teaching Peace' which is committed to promoting the understanding and respect of all beliefs and cultures, through advocacy, non-violent conflict resolution and education.

Through Students for Teaching Peace they were able to raise enough funds to send 32 youth from across Canada to Serbia to attend a "Youth 2 Youth" Peace Conference.

Upon their return, they hosted a summer camp for 13 Serbian youth.

In 2005 she was recognized with the Lieutenant Governor's Award.

Josianne Gosselin-Dubois, 18
Gatineau, Québec

Josianne is dynamic, engaging and dedicated young lady. Social engagement is her thing!

At 13, she got involved with a group of young people to create a Youth Commission, to improve the life quality of youth in Gatineau (Quebec).

Today, she is the chair of the Youth Commission and continues to lead innovative projects and influence the municipal council on youth issues.

As well, she has revived the Amnesty International at her school and she represented Canada at a Future World Leaders Summit in Washington.

She received a number of formal recognitions relating to her social engagement activities.

To complement such undertakings, Josianne is a talented, and rewarded, journalist: the career she aspires to.

Larissa Fulawka, 18
Lac La Biche, Alberta

When you hear the words "Chess Club" a vision of a group of nerds comes to mind. This however is not the case in Lac La Biche.

Three years ago, Larissa Fulawka created a chess program for young students who struggled academically or had a difficult time interacting with their peers.

Larissa volunteers 3 noon hours a week playing with students who look forward to her coming as they have connected with her personally.

The success of the program has led to its expansion into other elementary schools.

Larissa also speaks to area schools about the "moral intelligence virtue tolerance" and growing up as a child with Cerebral Palsy.

She is a founding member of Students Against Drinking and Driving chapter at her high school.

Naveen Hassan, 17
Toronto, Ontario

Based on student concerns about school safety, Naveen Hassan initiated three safe school programs at her high school.

She started Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving (OSAID) which raised awareness about the dangers of impaired driving and unsafe driving in her community.

Empowered Students Partnerships is a year long program educating students about the issue of drug activity and "Party in the Right Spirit" which worked with Toronto Public Health on educating students and parents on strategies for safer partying.

As a result of her initiatives major changes have occurred at her school including the installation of a 'hotline' which is connected to the school's main system and allows students to anonymously leave tips related to safety concerns.

The 'hotline' has been identified by the Toronto District School Board as a best practice and is being investigated for implementation in all schools.

Naveen was named "Amazing Young Activist" by the City of Toronto.

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