Committed to making communications a tool for development

Though Siena Anstis is convinced that the media helps change the face of the world, the Concordia student didn’t wait to have her diploma in hand before taking action. Described as a talented, motivated, determined and inspiring young woman, Siena has already worked as a freelance journalist in Kosovo, Africa, Canada, Belgium and Denmark, while participating in school programs and humanitarian aid projects or independently. In her first year at university, she joined the Concordia Volunteer Abroad Program, setting up an HIV-AIDS screening program in Uganda. She then went on to found In Their Shoes, an organization aimed at raising awareness among young Canadians of world poverty. Journalism and international development now go hand in hand for Siena who hopes to help bring to light social injustice so that other people get involved in the search for solutions.