Meritorious Service Cross
Awarded on: 2021-05-03
Invested on: 2024-03-21
Wanda Bedard, M.S.C.
Montréal, Quebec
Wanda Bedard is the founder of 60 million girls, an organization dedicated to girls’ education in developing countries. Each year, the foundation supports two or more major projects, with girls making up at least half of the students impacted. Recently, its solar-powered, remote learning labs, developed for use in communities without electricity or Internet access, have allowed children to continue studying without gathering in groups during Ebola and COVID-19 outbreaks.