Anil Naidoo is the Coordinator of the Blue Planet Project.
Anil was a key organizer in the Water is Life coalition during the Third World Water Forum in Kyoto, Japan and was a founding member of the Inter-American Network on the Defense and Right to Water (Red VIDA).
He was previously the public health care campaigner at the Council of Canadians. Before moving to Ottawa, he was a grassroots organizer in Edmonton’s inner city. Anil was a director with the Inner City Advocacy Network, providing advocacy services directly to marginalized clients.
He was also a founding member of the Advocacy Coalition. He has held a research and communications position with the Canadian House of Commons, working for a Member of Parliament as a Legislative Officer. Anil has testified before Parliamentary Committees and has extensive media experience. Anil has a History degree with an after-degree concentration in Development Studies.