Don’t be fooled by his ponytail and dreadlocks: Abdi Bileh Dirir’s personality and work embody the spirit of UNESCO. Bileh is an adult education teacher at Le Carrefour who specializes in French and History, and who is also a philanthropist working on humanitarian projects.
Over the years, this alumnus of the Faculty of Education (BA ’04 in History, BEd ’07 and MA ’14 in History), who was born in the Horn of Africa, has organized activities in the schools governed by Ontario’s French-language public school board (CEPEO). One of these projects, entitled “Qui sait, gagne” (Who knows, wins), was designed to highlight Black History Month and has earned him solid praise.
Read the Tabaret article about the man who sows hope…