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Championing Equity in Maternal and Youth Wellness.

Birth Advocacy & Support

Giving moms and babies a strong and healthy start from pregnancy to birth, postpartum, and beyond.

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Youth Mentorship & Development

Helping youth discover their strengths, build resilience, and become catalysts for change in their communities.

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How you are born matters

We support Indigenous and BIPOC mothers in Alberta through culturally safe care, storytelling, and education. We’re closing gaps, building trust, and honouring the rich traditions that shape how families begin.

Across Canada, Black, Indigenous, and racialized women face significantly higher risks related to pregnancy and childbirth, such as sickle cell disease, gestational diabetes, c-sections, and inequitable access to care.
Making the way for world changers

The Global Initiatives Program gives children and youth a safe and encouraging space to discover their passions, develop leadership skills, and explore how they can create positive change in their communities and beyond.

Youth deserve an opportunity to succeed

Now more than ever, young people want to get participate in civic and global issues and carve a path for a bright future.

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Limited access to programs addressing civic and global issues

Lack of leadership opportunities during key developmental years

Youth who participate in local and global civic issues are more likely to thrive and become responsible world citizens later in life.

Making the way for world changers

Since our beginning in 2011, we’ve seen an overwhelming response with youth through our local and global initiatives.

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YOUTH AT RISK

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RESILIENCY

Increase after Freedom Tree program enrolment

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BETTER EMPLOYMENT

Opportunities are reported after volunteering

Our programs equip youth with mentors, community engagement opportunities, and the confidence to lead with purpose.

Become the catalyst for freedom

Our programs have been designed to give every individual, family, and community an opportunity to fulfill their purpose.

Internships

Culturally safe support for Indigenous and BIPOC mothers in Alberta through advocacy, education, and guidance that strengthens confidence and honours family traditions.

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Youth Wellness

Empowering students ages 6–18 to participate in local and global civic advocacy. Youth discover their passion and learn how to use their voices for positive change.

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Join hundreds of donors and volunteers and become a catalyst for freedom.

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Freedom stories

Discover how we are making a difference in our community and around the world. Learn about our latest iniatives, success stories, and more.

She Was Afraid to Name Her Baby — And What Happened Next Will Stay With You
She Was Afraid to Name Her Baby — And What Happened Next Will Stay With You

A mother in Sierra Leone had buried so many children she was afraid to name her newborn. This maternal health story from Sierra Leone shows the devastating impact of infant mortality — and the transformative power of Freedom Tree’s birthing clinics. One safe birth changes everything. 

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Every Life Is Precious — Even the Ones Nobody Celebrates
Every Life Is Precious — Even the Ones Nobody Celebrates

When Prince George was born the world celebrated — but on that same day, a baby was born in a Sierra Leone village that no one noticed. Freedom Tree founder Tara saw those two equal lives and knew something had to change. Every child born into this world has potential. Every life is precious. 

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Canada Gave Her a Stage. Sierra Leone Gave Her a Mission.
Canada Gave Her a Stage. Sierra Leone Gave Her a Mission.

Freedom Tree founder Tara discovered her purpose in Sierra Leone and has spent years turning that calling into clinics, schools, and thousands of saved lives. This is the story of a Canadian humanitarian leader who refused to wait for someone else to act — and what happened when she didn’t.

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