HELENE TREMBLAY

Helene Tremblay is a world traveler, author, photographer, philosopher and speaker. More then 20 years ago, she gave herself the mission of presenting Humanity to Humanity so that every one on earth would know with whom they shared the planet. To achieve this she lived with families in 116 countries. From sunrise to sunset, hour by hour, she shares the small events that shape daily lives of families all around the world. Her experience is unique. No other person as known Humanity so intimately.

HISTORY & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Three books have been published 88,000 distributed in Canada, USA, Australia and France. This project has received support from agencies such as CIDA , UNICEF, UNFPA and UNESCO and companies such as Olympus and the Body Shop International. Some of her work is published in Families of the World: The Americas and the Caribbean and Families of the World: East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Two photo exhibitions of her work have taken place at the United Nations in New York, at the Cultural Foundation of Abu Dhabi and some have traveled in France and Germany. Helene Tremblay is an appreciated keynote speaker.

PUBLICATIONS

Books
The Families of the World Collection. The Africa Series. A Day at Kombre, Mali. The Families of the World Company. Mirabel, Quebec. Tremblay, H. (2003).

Collection of 12 children’s books. Portage & Main Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Tremblay, H. (1997).

Families of the World. Family Life at the Close of the 20th Century. Volume 2: East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Farrar Strauss & Giroux, New York, USA and Old Bridge Press: Camden East, Ontario.Tremblay, H. (1990) (also in french)

Families of the World. Family Life at the Close of the 20th Century. Volume 1: The Americas and the Caribbean. arrar Strauss & Giroux, New York, USA and Old Bridge Press: Camden East, Ontario. Tremblay, H. (1988). (also in french)

EXHIBITIONS

Cultural Foundation of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Feb. 2006, Humanity, an intimate portrait. (100 photos)

French Cultural Center, Amman, Jordan and Alliance Française of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates March 2005. Humanity, an intimate portrait. La Semaine de la Francophonie.

Launching of Alliance for a New Humanity. (ANH) Puerto Rico, 2003, Humanity, an intimate portrait.

Portable exhibit for the International Year of the Family (IYF). (in german, french and english)
Bonn, Germany and France, 1994 “Families of the World”

United Nation’s secretariat in New York City, 1990 East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific.

United Nations’ secretariat in New York City, 1988 The Americas and the Caribbean.

CONFERENCES 

“Travels into the heart of Humankind” (see calender & comments at
www.fdmfow.org)

“Water in our Lives”: IB Student’s summit in Thornton Colorado, 2007 & IB students in St-Jerome, Quebec in January 2008.
Agenda

“Our view of the world changed in one morning. Helene Tremblay took us on a visual journey
around our planet Earth...Our hearts and minds were changed in the process.”
David Armor
Human Relations Commission,
Gloucester County New Jersey

“It was a humane mixture of geography, adventure, philosophy and poetry! Thank you for your great effort that challenges the "traditional" and "normal"! It helps to build a better world.”
Rami Abu Hamdeh
Abu Dhabi

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CONTRIBUTION
 
The Families of the World Company seeks to :
• Promote the development of a world consciousness;
• Facilitate the awakening of a peaceful and responsible world citizen;
• Participate in the survival and renewal of humankind and its environment.

And awakens in each individual in contact with our products:
• the pleasure of discovering our common human heritage, and
• a desire to join, interact and share life with the citizens of the world.