Peter Dalglish

Peter Dalglish
Dalglish in January 2012
Born	(1957-05-20) May 20, 1957 (age 59) London, Ontario
Alma mater	Stanford University , Dalhousie University
Occupation	Senior Advisor and Chief of Party UN-Habitat Kabul, Afghanistan Founder of Street Kids International
Employer	United Nations
Notable work	The Courage of Children: My Life with the World's Poorest Kids

Peter Dalglish CM (born 20 May 1957), is a Canadian humanitarian and founder of the Street Kids International charity and the Trails Youth Initiative program. He is currently the Country Representative for UN-Habitat in Afghanistan.

Dalglish was born in London, Ontario and attended Upper Canada College in Toronto from the age of 11 through 18. He graduated from Stanford University and then from Dalhousie Law School in 1983. Dalglish was called to the Bar in 1985.

Dalglish is a leading authority on working children, street children, and war-affected children. After graduating from Dalhousie Law School, Peter Dalglish organized an airlift of food and medical supplies from Canada to Ethiopia. His encounter with emaciated and destitute refugees seared him for life.

Dalglish returned to Canada from Ethiopia and informed the senior partners of his law firm that he was giving up the profession to pursue a career alongside some of the world's poorest children.

In an isolated desert region along the Sudan’s border with Chad, Dalglish organized humanitarian relief for women and children displaced by severe drought and famine. In Khartoum in 1986, Dalglish began the Sudan's first vocational training school for street children, funded by Bob Geldof of Band Aid. Pickpockets, petty thieves and housebreakers were transformed into carpenters, welders and electricians; the graduates were hired by local businesses.

In May 1986, Dalglish set up a bicycle courier service run entirely by street children in Khartoum. The kids delivered mail and newspapers to offices that they once had broken into; along the way they learned the importance of discipline and hard work. In recognition of his efforts on behalf of destitute African children, in 1988 Dalglish was selected by Junior Chamber International as one of the ten outstanding young people of the world.