Leadership. Legacy. Impact.
Few leaders have done more to elevate girls’ voices and expand opportunities for them globally than The Honourable Rona Ambrose.
Through her leadership – including championing the creation of the International Day of the Girl at the United Nations – she has helped transform a powerful idea into a global movement that continues to inspire action for gender equality around the world.
As Rona concludes her term as Board Chair of Plan International Canada, we are coming together to honour her extraordinary legacy. To celebrate her leadership, we are launching The Honourable Rona Ambrose Empowerment Legacy Fund – with a goal of raising $1 million to support programs that advance education, financial inclusion, and opportunity for women and girls globally.
The Honourable Rona Ambrose Empowerment Legacy Fund
Our goal: Empower one million women and girls .
This initiative invests in education, financial inclusion, skills training, and pathways that empower women and girls to build independence and influence their own futures.
Your gift goes 4× further.
With your gift – multiplied through a 4x match – you help:
Expand access to education and skills training
Strengthen financial knowledge and opportunities to earn
Support safe environments for girls to grow and thrive
Help girls develop the skills and confidence to lead
Support lasting economic independence for women and girls
Together, we can impact 1 million lives, honouring Rona’s legacy and empowering the next generation of women leaders.
Thanks to matching contributions, every $1 becomes $5 of global impact of global impact, extending the reach and long-term effect of your generosity.
This campaign reflects Rona’s life-long commitment to gender equality and opens doors for women and girls to pursue the futures they choose.
Your contribution accelerates change at scale, just like Rona does.
Let’s discuss further.
We invite you to connect with Shannon Cummins, National Director of Philanthropy, to discuss giving meaningful or transformational gifts through other methods such as EFT or securities or through your foundation or donor-advised fund (DAF).
604-842-9011
scummins@plancanada.ca
Join us!
Rona’s leadership has always inspired action among those around her. This campaign creates a way for her closest peers – and those who have witnessed her commitment first-hand – to help ensure that her work continues with even greater reach. Your investment strengthens and sustains the causes Rona has championed for decades.
This campaign offers her closest peers and those who have seen her commitment up close a way to ensure that her work continues with even greater reach. Your investment carries forward the causes Rona has championed for decades.
We invite you to join those who know Rona best in making a gift that reflects her remarkable influence and the change she has helped create.
Calgary Tribute Event — Fall 2026
Later this fall, a private gathering will be held in Calgary to celebrate Rona and recognize those contributing to this initiative. The event will bring together close friends, long-standing supporters, partners, and champions of girls’ rights. Details will be shared directly with donors.
Join us in honouring Rona’s global legacy.
Your support, multiplied 4× —helps reach 1 million women and girls, advancing the causes Rona has championed throughout her life.
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