Morgan Wienberg
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Photo by GBP Creative. © 2019 Shot In The Dark Media.
Six months after the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck in 2010, then-18 year old Morgan Wienberg arrived in Haiti. While volunteering in an orphanage, Morgan witnessed brutal abuse and neglect within a largely corrupt, for-profit orphanage system. She was shocked and heartbroken, but also inspired by the children’s resilience. She was motivated to help better and vowed to return to Haiti to help create positive, sustainable change for children and their families.
Morgan left her home in Whitehorse, Canada and co-founded LFBS in 2011. She has been working full-time in Haiti ever since. As the Executive Director, she leads the staff and programming initiatives, forges partnerships with Haitian government agencies and nonprofits, and advocates for children as a delegate and keynote speaker at conferences around the world.
Morgan has been honored with Canada’s Meritorious Service Cross Medal and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Rotary International Paul Harris Fellowship Award for Humanitarian Impact, the prestigious Wilf Wilkinson Peace Award, and Haven Organization’s International Goodwill Haiti Award. She has been a keynote speaker at the United Nations Youth Assembly, the Udayan Care International Conference in New Delhi, India, the Rose International Conference, Family Preservation Symposiums in Haiti, numerous Rotary District Conferences in Canada and US, the Canadian Principle’s Association Conference and an invited delegate at LUMOS Organization Learning Conference in Belfast, Ireland. She is also an inspirational and motivational speaker for schools, universities and other events.
Not About Me
Morgan’s story and the work and lasting impacts of Little Footprints Big Steps has inspired thousands around the world. Morgan and LFBS are the subject of the feature documentary Not About Me. More information about the film can be found on the Not About Me website.