Taya Wall is a bright and passionate undergraduate student at Simon Fraser University. She has been studying in post-secondary education for six years, exploring her love of learning and social issues. As a child and teenager, she spent many months engaging in international volunteering and aid work with her family, spending most of her time with underpriviledged communities in India. These powerful experiences shaped her future and inspired her to attend university for international development, aid ethics, cultural exchange, human rights law, sustainability and social philosophy. In the past few years she has been particularly focused on women's issues of empowerment and equality. She co-founded a non-profit organization called Divineya Society which works to support rural communities in India through developing female autonomy and equity. She also volunteers with a local organization called Thinking Playground, which focuses on teaching autonomy and critical thinking skills to children through philosophical concepts and develops understandings of childhood psychology. As a traditionally trained yoga teacher, Taya intends to use this background combined with her formal education to create both local and international programs for women and children which use philosophical concepts to increase personal autonomy and empowerment, while facilitating community development and sustainability for the future.