Sadia Rafiquddin (Youth) In 1990, Sadia Rafiquddin and her family fled the religious persecution they had experienced in Pakistan and came to Canada as refugees. Life in Canada was not easy. During Ms. Rafiquddins childhood, her father fell ill and she quickly became a second parent to her siblings, sharing the cooking and housekeeping duties with her mother. Once in high school, Ms. Rafiquddin took on an intensive course load and two part-time jobs. Her extra-curricular work included serving as President of John Fraser's chapter of Amnesty International for three years, Editor-in-Chief of the student newspaper, and Senior Editor of the 2003-2004 year book. She led Charity Week, an initiative that raised $10000 to build a school in Sierra Leone. A dedicated volunteer, she worked to eliminate violence against women and to increase the self-esteem of young women with disabilities. After graduating from high school with top honours and numerous awards for excellence in academic and extra-curricular activities, Ms. Rafiquddin enrolled in the joint specialist International Relations and Peace and Conflict Studies program at the University of Toronto, where she earned the prestigious William Heaslip Scholarship from Trinity College and served as co-president of the International Relations Society. In 2006, she achieved her dream of going to Africa when she was selected for the World University Service of Canadas International Seminar in Botswana. In the past two years, Ms ...
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