Ryan Hreljac

By mlbkid17

  • Ryan is Born

    Ryan is Born
    Ryan was born in Ottawa, CAN.

  • Ryan Learns About The Need For Water in Africa

    Ryan Learns About The Need For Water in Africa
    Ryan, at six years old, learns that kids in Africa must often walk for kilometres to get water.

  • Ryan Opens His First Well in Uganda

    Ryan Opens His First Well in Uganda
    The opening ceremony, which Ryan went to, was arranged by the CPAR and was also the first time Ryan met his pen pal, Jimmy Akana.

  • Ryan Finds the Ryan's Well Foundation

    Ryan Finds the Ryan's Well Foundation
    After the first well, Ryan says "the ripple effect took over" and founded this with help from adults.

  • Jimmy Akana Come to Live in the Hreljac Home

    Jimmy Akana Come to Live in the Hreljac Home
    The war in Uganda was putting Jimmy's life in danger and, with permission, the Hreljac parents were allowed to bring him to Canada to live with them.

  • Ryan is Presented With the Order of Ontario

    Ryan is Presented With the Order of Ontario
    The province's highest honour was given to Ryan along with countless other awards for his work. He says "The only reason I accept awards is that each word I say when I get one might help one more person".

  • Ryan is Invited to Speak at the Western Academy of Beijing's International Day

    Ryan is Invited to Speak at the Western Academy of Beijing's International Day
    Not much to say other than he went at the age of 14 while in a hockey jersey.

  • Ryan's Achievements by 2007

    Ryan's Achievements by 2007
    By 2007, the Ryan's Well Foundation had raised more than $1.5M and built 255 wells. By that time also, Ryan had helped more than 400 000 people in 12 countries with a clean water source.