Leceta Chisholm Guibault 

Leceta Chisholm Guibault

A dedicated children’s rights advocate and humanitarian, Leceta is deeply committed to all aspects of child welfare. She is an adoptive parent of three adult children, adopted internationally from Colombia and Guatemala at the ages of 4 months, 5 months, and 19 years.

Leceta is the co-founder of several impactful organizations: OUR Guatemala: Travel with Purpose, OUR Colombia, OUR Advocacy, Team Women with Purpose, and Team EDUCARE.

Co-Presenter: “Looking at my past, I found my future”

Leceta has co-presented the talk “Looking at my past, I found my future” alongside her son, Alex Chisholm Guibault, to more than 35,000 people across 32 U.S. states, 4 Canadian provinces, as well as in Guatemala and Colombia. Their audience has included elementary to university students, First Nations communities, child welfare professionals, those working in child abuse and trauma prevention, church groups, adoption and foster care communities, educators, and more.

Leceta fought tirelessly for Alex’s adult adoption from Guatemala and continued advocating for him to be granted Canadian citizenship in 2021. She is also one of the subjects in the Canadian-produced documentary “Mi Nombre Es Alex” https://youtu.be/_22a3j7SIPI?si=FHW3hn8BJrYm7Jxg .

In 2020, Leceta supported Alex as he filed and successfully settled a lawsuit against the U.S. missionaries who had abused him in an orphanage. Alex’s journey was widely covered by CBC News under the headline “Nova Scotian sues U.S. missionaries over alleged 'torture' at orphanage”.  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/n-s-sues-missionaries-orphanage-1.5792128

Additionally, Leceta's journey and advocacy are featured in her podcast interview, “Her Adopted Son Was Abused in This Orphanage” by Louisiana’s Resilience in the Shadows.  https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/her-adopted-son-was-abused-in-this-orphanage-leceta/id1727772192?i=1000659302076 as well as in the article “The Healing of Alex: A Mother’s Dream for Her Son” published in the Australian magazine Women Beyond 40  https://wb40.com/contributors/sandy-lowres/the-healing-of-alex-a-mothers-dream-for-her-son/

Leceta’s personal journey stands as proof that one person’s determination can inspire many. What began in the quiet corners of a small town has blossomed into an international mission of courage, advocacy, and love. Her story is a powerful reminder that true justice begins with an unwavering call to action, rooted in compassion and the pursuit of what is right.

“Orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names; but once you know, everything changes.” David Platt