Alexandra Govere

Alexandra Govere (Lady Alexandra Muis d'Entremont-Govere, Dame of the Order Angelique d'Enfant [ [http://www.angelfoundation.org/custom2.html The Angel Foundation] ] , born 1990) is founder and Chairperson of the Kijana Project (formerly Assisting AIDS Orphans) [ [http://www.unicef.org/voy/takeaction/takeaction_3799.html Unicef Article on Alexandra Govere] ] .

Govere is of Zimbabwean (Shona), French (Acadian), and American Indian (Mi'kmaq) descent, and spent much of her childhood in southern Africa. She was honored as one of "Teen People" Magazine's "20 Teens Who Will Change the World," and has been featured in other publications such as "Elle Girl", "Essence", "Girl's Life", and "Crisis" [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3812/is_200005/ai_n8894229/pg_2 Alexandra Govere in Crisis, the official magazine of the NAACP] ] (the official magazine of the NAACP) [ [http://www.teenwebonline.com/alexandra.htm Alexandra Govere on Teenweb Online] ] . At the age of 12, she became the first and youngest female of color to compete on the Zimbabwean National Artistic Gymnastics Team. She was knighted at the age of 13 [ [http://www.philanthropy.com/premium/articles/v15/i06/06001402.htm Alexandra Govere in The Chronicle of Philanthropy] ] (hence the title, though she is descended from the French nobility) for her humanitarian work, and featured in the international media such as Voice of America, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, and CNN [ [http://voice.paly.net/view_feedback.php?id=1690 Alexandra Govere in the Paly Voice] ] . She is also an accomplished ballerina, having performed with companies in Oregon, California, and North Carolina. She completed high school at the age of 14 and is now attending Stanford University.

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