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Ryan Hreljac
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Ryan Hreljac
Canadian activist
For the historic well in the Northern Territory of Australia, see Ryan Well Historical Reserve.
Ryan Hreljac (HERL-jak[1]) is a Canadian activist, who established the Ryan's Well Foundation to bring clean water and sanitation to people in developing countries. He has received numerous awards for his work, and he was the youngest person ever to be bestowed with the Order of Ontario
Early life and education
Hreljac is the son of Susan and Mark Hreljac of Kemptville, Ontario. He has three brothers: Keegan, Jordan and Jimmy. Jimmy Akana was Hreljac's first pen pal from Uganda. Jimmy's parents disappeared during the country's civil war and he was raised by an aunt. He used to get up at midnight so that he could fetch water for his aunt before school. The two boys met during Hreljac's visit in 2000 to the Angolo Primary School in Uganda, where the first well that he funded was drilled. Jimmy was later abducted by a rebel group, Lord's Resistance Army, and then escaped to the home of an aid worker. The Hreljac family paid fo
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HONOREE Ryan Hreljac
RYAN HRELJAC
2016 HERO AWARD
2003 YOUTH AWARD
Founder, Ryan’s Well Foundation
Northern Uganda
At the age of 6, Ryan Hreljac was inspired to raise money for digging wells and providing clean water in developing countries. His first-grade teacher presented a list of needed supplies in Africa, encouraging Hreljac to earn the money by performing household chores and raising funds in his community. In January 1999, his first well was built near a primary school in northern Uganda.
Hreljac continued his fundraising and, in 2001, with the support of his family established the Ryan’s Well Foundation. Since then, Ryan’s Well Foundation has raised over $1 million for 878 water projects and 1,120 latrines in 16 countries. Wells have been constructed in many African countries, including Malawi, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria. Ryan’s Well Foundation has given over 150,000 adults and children access to clean water. Ryan plans to pursue a career in water engineering, thus continuing to provide clean water t
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