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'''Firdaus Kharas''' (b. 1955) is a Canadian [[humanitarian]]. He created Chocolate Moose Media in 1995 to produce animated [[public service announcement]] (PSA) videos that target [[global health]], [[human rights]] and [[social justice]].
== Background ==
Kharas was born in [[Calcutta]] before moving to the United States in 1973 and then to Canada in 1978. He received an undergraduate degree from [[Thiel College]] and a Masters from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at [[Carleton University]]. His early careers were as Executive Director of the [[United Nations Association in Canada]] then as policy advisor (Immigration and Refugees) for [[Barbara McDougall]], Canada's Minister of Employment and Immigration. He has received numerous awards and honours including an honorary Doctor of Laws from Carleton University<ref>{{cite web|last=Honorary Degree Videos|title=Carleton University|url= https://carleton.ca/convocation/videos/honorary-degree-videos-spring-2015}}</ref>.
== Activism ==
In 2004 his first major PSA series called [[The Three Amigos Campaign]] promoted the use of condoms to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. <ref>{{cite web|last=Three Amigos, one message to the US; stop spread of HIV|title=Independent|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/three-amigos-one-message-to-the-us-stop-spread-of-hiv-564284.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Firdaus Kharas creates animated films with a strong social impact|title=Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/firdaus-kharas-creates-animated-films-with-a-strong-social-impact/article1241122}}</ref>It was translated into 45 languages that reached 150 countries. “It dares to override cultural differences and address a highly sensitive issue currently affecting all cultures,” wrote University of Ottawa professor Luisa von Flotow in her study of the series’ translations.<ref>{{cite web|last=The (Globalized) Three Amigos: Translating and Disseminating HIV/AIDS Prevention Discourse|title=Von Flotow|url=https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/ttr/2005-v18-n2-ttr1679/015770ar}}</ref> Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop [[Desmond Tutu]] was a prime advocate and it won a 2006 [[Peabody Award]].<ref>{{cite web|last="Three Amigos" win Peabody Award|title=Screen Africa|url=https://www.screenafrica.com/2007/06/07/film/three-amigos-win-peabody-award}}</ref> Other projects have included [[malaria]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Infect! Infect! Kill Humans with Malaria|title=Macleans|url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/2008/5/5/infect-infect-kill-humans-with-malaria}}</ref>, sexual and domestic violence<ref>{{cite web|last=Social Media Campaign to take on Domestic Abusers|title=Global Issues|url=http://www.globalissues.org/news/2011/04/19/9331}}</ref>, [[solar power]], the [[Ebola virus disease]]<ref>{{cite web|last=A New African Supergirl Confronts Ebola|title=Huffington Post|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-new-african-super-girl_b_93693422}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ebola Animation Seen By Thousands|title=United Methodist Communications|url=https://www.umnews.org/en/news/ebola-animation-seen-by-thousands}}</ref>, [[diabetes]], [[children’s rights]] and [[Zika fever]], among many others.
== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.chocmoose.com/ Official Website]
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