Kevin Ryan Thirouin is a 2010 graduate of Golden High School in Golden, Colorado.  In April 2009 Kevin saw a presentation by Mr. Mohammed Yahya at the University of Denver. Coming from a socially aware family background, Kevin decided he wanted to do more to help raise the awareness of the genocide in Darfur, Sudan. From the fall of 2009 to the present, Kevin has been raising awareness in a number of ways. He fulfilled the first step in his goal by organizing a series of presentations by Mr. Yahya for the student body of Golden High School. The presentations were so well received that many of the students and staff members decided to go beyond this one event and agreed to continue the work to raise awareness that will eventually end the genocides in Darfur and elsewhere in the world.

Now that Kevin has graduated high school, he will be continuing his work more seriously by giving short presentations to various Rotary clubs around the Denver Metro area. He is currently planning to attend college and wants to major in international relations. At age 17, Kevin continues his work with the help of Mr. David Hashemi, Mr. Elias Euler, and others who have been moved by Mr. Yahya’s presentations and want to make a difference in the world around them.