"“I’m very much of a hands-on type of person. I like to be on top of everything and enjoy watching a grassroots movement come to flourishing. I realized that Eritrea could use more financial aid, after visiting the country for the first time a couple of years ago,” the Canadian model whose parents immigrated from Eritrea shares, regarding her decision to start a charity of her own as opposed to joining an existing organization as an ambassador. “So I looked at this as an opportunity. Especially as an Eritrean woman,”"
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People from EdmontonWomen artistsFemale models from AlbertaIMG Models modelsCanadian people of Eritrean descent
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How Model Grace Mahary is Bringing Renewable Energy to Impoverished Communities Across Africa Forbes (August 28, 2017)
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Grace Mahary
Grace Mahary (born May 23, 1989) is a Canadian model. Mahary was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Eritrean parents. When she was young she played basketball with her two older brothers at the Archbishop O'Leary Catholic High School where she was studying. She can speak English, French and Tigrinya.
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