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World Of Difference 
Deborah Morris-Travers & Every Child Counts
Deborah left politics in 1998 to become a government relations manager and complete her Masters degree in International Relations (Merit) at Victoria University. But politics drew her back and she joined government delegations to United Nations disarmament meetings in Geneva, Bangkok and Kenya as a non-government representative. She also became an advocate on behalf of landmine survivors and currently serves on the Public Advisory Committee for Disarmament and Arms Control. In more recent years Deborah has been working as an advocacy advisor to the Royal New Zealand Plunket Society, coordinating the Littlies Lobby parliamentary network, working on the Every Child Counts project team and the organising committee for the 2006 Australasian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. This year Deborah has focused on raising her first child while working with the Children’s Commissioner, Families Commission, Plunket, Wellink Trust and Every Child Counts. Every Child Counts is a new initiative that brings together some of the nation’s most significant non-government organisations. It is supported by 350 organisations and driven by Barnardos, Plunket, UNICEF, Save the Children and the Institute of Public Policy at AUT. As project manager to Every Child Counts, Deborah’s aims for her World of Difference year include:
“World of Difference is a wonderful opportunity for me. The next year will allow me help these organisations build on the Every Child Counts campaign to ensure children and young people are more appreciated and their importance is acknowledged by political and other decision-makers.” « Back to 2006 recipient list | all recipients Deborah Morris-Travers's monthly diaries
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Wellingtonian Deborah Morris-Travers is most well known for becoming New Zealand’s youngest ever Minister of the Crown in the late 1990s. She had responsibility for Youth Affairs, ACC, Environment and Women’s Affairs and was a member of the Education Select Committee.
