Kimmie Weeks
Kimmie was born in Liberia 1981. Weeks is a survivor of the Liberian Civil War. At age nine, he was nearly buried alive. After that experience, he pledged to spend his life helping children who are caught in civil wars. At age 16, he headed Liberia's Children's Disarmament Campaign of over 20,000 child soldiers, and provided health care and recreation supplies to children.
Weeks' Honors •The recipient of the 2007 Golden Brick Award which honors young people under 25 years old who are working to change the world. •Also in 2007, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf presented Kimmie with Liberia’s highest honor by decorating him Knight Grand Commander in the Humane Order of African Redemption. Kimmie is the youngest recipient of this honor. •Featured in the new book "Peace in Our Lifetime" as an international peacemaker, along with Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. •In 2008, MTV Canada and Discovery Channel International profiled Kimmie’s work as part of a new reality series called 4REAL. •Weeks received his bachelors from Amherst College and his Masters from the University of Pennsylvania. •While he currently serves as Executive Director of Youth Action International, he also serves on the Board of Directors of DoSomething •A member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council.
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