Who was the TdF jury?
Laure Drévillon, Founder of ‘La Chaîne du Cœur’
Laure Drévillon is an active volunteer at various organisations and the founder of One Heart Channel Communication, the first media group specialised in solidarity and environmental issues. The web TV group, ‘la Chaîne du Coeur’ is partnering with TdF on the ‘Illuminating a woman from the Heart’ project.
Véronique Jannot, Founder of ‘Graines d’avenir’
Véronique Jannot is a member of the TdF jury and the founder of the organisation ‘Graines d’Avenir’ working with Tibetan children, which already has over 400 beneficiaries. In ‘Tibet, the hope of exile’ Véronique Jannot tells the story of her Tibetan sponsor child, through an autobiographical comic. The actress is on stage in the ‘Bouffes Parisiens’ with Jean Luc Reichman.
Chiara Gerlich, partner of ‘Tonalités de Femmes’
Chiara Gerlich is part of the ‘Tonalités de Femmes’ team since the beginning in 2010. Chiara Gerlich has long been an advocate for education as a tool for empowerment and poverty reduction. Through her work with Andean Collection, she has witnessed the impact education and professional training can have on people’s lives. As the Andean Collection’s Non-Profit and Environmental resource manager, Chiara ensures fair trade standards are met throughout the production process. Although based in Quito, her work takes her to different rural areas around Ecuador, where she works directly with the artisans.
Sonia Johnson, Founder of ‘Tonalités de Femmes’
Sonia Johnson is a journalist, specializing in society and cultural subjects and since 2006 correspondent in the Netherlands for the Radio Suisse Romande. Her life enriched by her exposure to different cultures and a childhood spending abroad, it has always been inspired by the world that the career and life of Sonia was built. Her passion for women and all their battles have given her the desire to offer them a platform of expression, without geographic or linguistic limitations. ‘Tonalités de Femmes’ aiming to highlight naturally exceptional women, to inspire and give hope to the rest of the community of women.
What are the criteria for the selection for the TdF ‘Woman from the Heart’
Here we want to emphasize that all the portraits published on the website are portraits of ‘Woman from the Heart’, all active in making the world a better place.
The ‘TdF Woman from the Heart’, illuminated through a video recorded interview, broadcast on international women’s day 2012, will reflect that.
Here we have the 5 stones that represent the building ‘Tonalités de Femmes’ most precisely since its creation:
– A presence of naturally exceptional women living in the world’s biggest capitals, actively evolving and gifted with a true sense of sharing
– A positive energy to live life in harmony and transform obstacles into strength
– Transmitting the values of honesty, solidarity, tolerance and openness to oneself and others, and the engagement for others as well as loved ones
– Snapshots of life, experiences and expertise let us learn about other realities
– An inspiration for the rich and diverse community of women
The ‘TdF Woman from the Heart’ will be the woman who is most in tune with the representative ‘Tonalités de Femmes’ values.
The ‘TdF Woman from the Heart’ will be the one who could inspire the community of women the most and who can share her story the best.
Finally, in addition to all these values already represented on our platform, the ‘TdF Woman from the Heart’, through her engagement, should represent a project and actions related to a good cause, which will follow the same tendencies as those from TdF.
