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by Christine Amour-Levar (Author)
Wild Wisdom recounts the story of social entrepreneur and philanthropist Christine Amour-Levar and the all-female expeditions she has led across the globe via her two non-profit organisations, Women on a Mission and HER Planet Earth. Over a decade, she has taken hundreds of women, of all nationalities, ages and backgrounds, to off the beaten track locations around the world on challenging, often pioneering, expeditions that really push them outside of their comfort zone.
Author Biography
Christine Amour-Levar is a French-Swiss-Filipina philanthropist, adventurer, author and human rights advocate. She has built a global career as a marketing and communications expert and social entrepreneur intent on solving some of the world's most pressing issues. A passionate champion of female empowerment and environmental conservation, Christine co-founded Women on a Mission (WOAM) and founded HER Planet Earth, two award winning, not-for-profit organizations that take all-female teams on pioneering expeditions as a way to support worthy causes. HER Planet Earth's primary objective is to raise awareness and funds for underprivileged women affected by climate change, while WOAM aims to empower women who have been subjected to violence and abuse. Christine is also an active board member and advisor to several purpose-led organizations in the Social Impact, Fintech and Cellular Agriculture spaces. As a writer she has published The Smart Girl's Handbook to Being Mummylicious in 2012 and contributed to international publications such as Forbes, the HuffPost, the Straits Times of Singapore, the Manila Bulletin Newspaper of the Philippines, etc., and has had speaking engagements with INSEAD, Nike, TBWA, Microsoft, Unilever, Credit Suisse, TEDx and more. Being included on Tatler Asia's Most Influential Impact List 2020, Christine has won multiple awards including the United Women Singapore Gender Equality Impact Changemaker Award, a Women of the Future Kindness and Leadership Southeast Asia Leading Lights 2020 and the '100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World' Award(TM). She is currently based in Singapore, where she lives with her husband and four children. www.christineamourlevar.com
