Jody Williams is best known for her work in banning the use of anti-personnel landmines and her promotion of peace around the world. Jody started her human rights work during the wars in Central America where she saw the level of destruction that could be done to innocent civilians during war. Inspired by what she saw, Jody became the founding coordinator, chief strategist, and spokesperson of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, a group that worked together with United Nations and the Red Cross. From its small start, the ICBL has grown to include 1,300 non-governmental organizations in 90 different countries around the world, always with the goal of banning dangerous landmines and trying to create peace in place of war. She accomplished her ultimate goal when a treaty made in Oslo banned anti-personnel landmines internationally. For her work, Jody received a Nobel Peace Prize and joined other female Nobel recipients in the Nobel Women’s Initiative in which she serves as Chair. Through the group she continues to work for peace and human rights around the world, and she also writes prolifically to spread awareness of crucial issues affecting human rights globally. Jody Williams saw a problem that moved her—landmines–and campaigned tirelessly until that problem had a solution. If we all tackled our problems with that kind of determination, what could we accomplish?
Today, be inspired to…Be determined. Pick a problem in your life that needs to be resolved and tackle it, one step at a time.
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She Made A Difference 