Nancy Rivard speaking at an international conference/Photo: shfwire.com
By Wendy Verlaine/August 15, 2019
Photos Courtesy AAI
Nancy Rivard may be one of the most influential and dedicated activists for human rights and charitable giving in the airline and hospitality industry. She is shining the spotlight on human trafficking, the fastest growing criminal industry in the world today, producing over $150 billion annually, according to the Department of State.
“I said, ‘How am I to create change in the largest industry in the world?’ My inner voice just said stop talking about it, start doing it. I will do one thing a month that directly helps a child.” Nancy Rivard
Today Rivard is founder of Airline Ambassadors International, AAI, a non profit organization committed to fighting human trafficking and educating the airline and hospitality industry to the signs and prevention of this activity.
AAI volunteers have hand-delivered $70 million in aid to needy children and families all around the world.
AAI has also helped establish medical clinics and volunteer medical escort aid that transports patients in need to the US for treatment.
I was fortunate to catch up with this dedicated changemaker and ask her how she discovered her life’s purpose, how uncertainty did not deter her and how she successfully influenced and affected so many people on a global level…
