Valerie Visani speaks at a 2016 TEDx event in Toronto. Valerie is an alumna of the University of Toronto, with a degree in Political Science. Short after her undergraduate studies, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue law school with an interest in entertainment law. Life threw her curve balls and instead of working in Hollywood, she relocated to Africa. Now living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, she now serves as a visiting professor at a local university, teaching underprivileged students with harrowing stories. Spending years at the University of Toronto learning about development in the global south, she now lives in one of the world's poorest countries, seeking to bring consciousness to the struggles of education in the Congo. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx