Veronica Fynn is a Liberian national, studying at the University of British Columbia. As a survivor of the Liberian Civil War, Veronica saw first hand, the terrible things that happened in her country - the amputation of limbs from missiles, mothers giving birth en route to a far away midwife, corpses splattering around from the iron hands of rebel leaders and other atrocities associated with war. Since she separated from her family in 1994, Veronica has seen what it is to struggle in life as a young female refugee but yet succeed with determination and perseverance.

Despite her traumatic past, Veronica has pledged to be loyal to her country, continent and people in whatever way possible. Since arriving at the University of British Columbia in August 2001, Veronica has initiated AFRICA AWARENESS, a series of lectures, seminars and roundtable discussions used as a platform to educate students, faculty and staff at the University of British Columbia and the community at large, about Africa. AFRICA AWARENESS speaks to the diversity, lushness and great contribution of the continent of Africa in the development of our world today.  In 2004, AFRICA AWARENESS is focusing on the positive aspects of the continent from a critical perspective.

Veronica is also spearheading a fundraising campaign to raise funds for buying educational materials for CHILDREN (especially girls) affected by the war in Liberia.  You can assist in that regard by purchasing framable WILDLIFE ART CARDS through our ART FOR CHARITY PROJECT. The cards sell for $4.75 each and we will donate $2.00 from every card ordered through this campaign, to the fund established to buy educational materials for CHILDREN  affected by the war in Liberia. 

When you place an order, please indicate your wish to support Veronica's efforts by entering "VERONICA" in the appropriate space on the ORDER FORM. You may also order cards through partners and associates involved in this particular effort.

For information about our participation at AFRICA AWARENESS 2004, please click on the link at the bottom of the page or on the image, also at the bottom of the page.

For those wishing to make donations to buy educational materials for CHILDREN (especially girls) affected by the war in Liberia, without purchasing our ART PRODUCTS, please contact Veronica directly, by EMAIL at fynn@interchange.ubc.ca.

To receive information by EMAIL, about an ONGOING EVENT and/or UPCOMING EVENT organized in your area, to support and/or to discusss Veronica's fundraising campaign to raise funds for buying educational materials for CHILDREN (especially girls) affected by the war in Liberia, please click here, making sure to specify CHILDREN AFFECTED BY WAR IN LIBERIA in the comments section of the form.

You can read an International Committee of The Red Cross (ICRC) article about the war in Liberia, dated August 4, 2003, by clicking here.

Click here, to order framable WILDLIFE ART CARDS.

Click here, for information about the ART FOR CHARITY PROJECT.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PARTICIPATION AT AFRICA AWARENESS, please click on the link above or the image below.