Arts and Culture
2011 Recipient – Ms. Shenaaz Nanji
Shenaaz Nanji is proud of her heritage. She was born on the island of Mombasa on the East African coast and grew up amid a fusion of cultures: Bantu-Swahili, colonial British and East Indian. She has lived in three countries on two continents, and her career has been equally varied with employment in fields as diverse as teaching, systems analysis, and business administration. Yet she returns to her roots on the African coast as both catalyst and inspiration for her successful career as a children’s author and literacy advocate.
A long-time resident of Calgary, Shenaaz is an internationally published children’s author, whose works include the critically acclaimed “Child of Dandelions.” She is also a well-known and tireless advocate for children’s literacy, espousing a firm belief that “words have the power to change lives, especially young lives.”
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