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SFYou: Cynthia Jones, 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
EIC January 23, 2021Written by: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Name: Cynthia Jones Pronouns: she / her Departmental affiliation: Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology (graduated in 1990) Hometown: Agassiz, BC Occupation: Chief, Administrative Services at the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Fun fact: In her spare time, Cynthia enjoys watching science fiction and martial arts films, especially Mulan. Graduating from SFU in 1990, Cynthia Jones has had a lengthy career working to fight structural issues in the world. While working with an NGO in a war zone in South Sudan, Jones witnessed the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) active role in distributing…
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Starving for an Education
EIC February 1, 2016The hunger epidemic at Canadian universities [dropcap]C[/dropcap]anadian post-secondary students are literally hungry for their degrees. While Food Banks Canada states that over 850,000 Canadians turn to food banks every month, impoverishment has influenced an upsurge in campus food bank…
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