“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in others.” - Mahatma Gandhi

The collection is a story dedicated towards my goal of volunteering in every continent shown through my passion for photography.

Sophie Lalonde, 2015

B U C H A R E S T, R O M A N I A Non-Profit: Pro Vita

May-June 2010

Eastern Europe showed me the importance of community action and impact in mending decades of harmful government decisions.

M A E S A I, T H A I L A N DNon-Profit: Development and Education Program for Daughters and CommunitiesJune-July 2011

Southeast Asia taught me that the power of a change-agent is best served by empowering youth to pursue fulfilling career paths.

R A B A T , M O R O C C OOrganization: Rabat School

May-June 2013

My teaching position proved to me that education and perseverance open doors of opportunities not thought possible.

Spark Lab is a youth leadership program for Grade Twelve students from at-risk Toronto communities. It takes 30 stu-dents and provides them 15 bi-weekly sessions throughout the academic school year to teach them about social enterprise and entrepreneurship, while giving them a chance to build a small giving them a chance to build a small social venture themselves.

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T O R O N T O, C A N A D ANon-Profit: Spark Lab

November 2013- April 2014

My experience assured me that mentorship can help women overcome the personal, social, and career barriers they face.

Q U I T O, E C U A D O R Non-Profit: Fundacion Hermano Miguel

June-July 2015

Volunteering in Ecuador helped me improve my global consulting skill-set that I can adopt in future non-profit projects.

I am grateful for my volunteering opportunities that have shaped who I have become. The people I have met while volunteering have impacted me as much asI have helped them. I look forward to sharing my experiences and continuing my journey.

Thank you for reading a chapter of my story. Sophie Lalonde, 2015