Larbi is not sitting back and waiting for women's rights to change, she is helping change them. This native Ghanaian came to Canada 15 years ago. Her humble Elgin Street office has stacks of files piled from floor to ceiling. It's run by and for women in the belief that women's lives will truly improve through global solidarity. To accomplish this, Larbi's organization tries to match the skills and knowledge of women in Canada with the needs and resources of women in the South.
Development is more than just building roads and dams.
It's about strengthening communities and women play a big part in that. With words like responsible, responsive and activist often creeping into her vocabulary, Larbi may sound like she's just spouting company lines. However, the way she looks you square in the eye while talking about the need to make the world a better place, tells you it's more than just a job. It's obvious Larbi gets great satisfaction from the work she does. This does not end at five when I go home.