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Climate changemakers share their journeys to driving global change and shaping a sustainable future.
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- Community Engagement
- Chicago
The Obama Foundation Futures Series exposes high school students to career pathways through intimate conversations with accomplished leaders.
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- Voyagers
- Sustainability
Eduardo Marchi Linardi shows how empowering youth can shape climate policy and drive meaningful change on national and global levels.
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- Education
- Youth
After losing her sister, Tammy Darcy launched The Shona Project to uplift Irish girls with support and mentorship.
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- Leaders
- USA
Han Pham is building connection, visibility, and civic engagement through her community-led work with Badass Asian Women.
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- MBK Alliance
- Youth
Learn how they're building safe and supportive communities where boys and young men of color can thrive
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- Girls Opportunity Alliance
Learn how the Girls Opportunity Alliance helps adolescent girls in Kenya access high-quality education and holistic support.
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- Girls Opportunity Alliance
Learn how the Girls Opportunity Alliance helps address transportation barriers and safety for girls in Vietnam.
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- Girls Opportunity Alliance
Watch how the Girls Opportunity Alliance helps close the gender gap in STEM through digital literacy training for girls.
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- Girls Opportunity Alliance
Watch how the Girls Opportunity Alliance supports education access for adolescent girls in Tanzania.
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- Girls Opportunity Alliance
Learn how the Girls Opportunity Alliance helps educate and empower the next generation of Nepali girls.
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- Girls Opportunity Alliance
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See how Praize Productions, Inc. nurtures girls’ talent, self-expression, and life skills through performing arts.
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- Stories
- Youth
As we close out this exciting, impact-filled year, we wanted to share some of our favorite memories.
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- Scholars
- Changemakers
Hear from Joséphine Goube on how her nonprofit, Sistech, helps foster connections between refugee women and professionals, breaking stereotypes and building mutual understanding
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- Leaders
- Equality
Learn how Filip Koprčina is using blockchain to democratize renewable energy through co-ownership of solar and wind farms.
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- Leaders
- Africa
This World Food Day, we're shining a spotlight on two Africa Leaders fostering food security in innovative ways.
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- Changemakers
- Stories
Three of the Obama Foundation's global programs launched new cohorts in 2024. Learn more about these programs and how you can support our Leaders, Scholars, and Voyagers.
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- MBK Alliance
- Education
More than 100 incoming freshmen at three Chicago high schools got a jumpstart on their high school careers this summer
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- Equality
The Obama Foundation Futures Series exposes high school students to career pathways through intimate conversations with accomplished leaders.
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- Equality
The Obama Foundation Futures Series exposes high school students to career pathways through intimate conversations with accomplished leaders.
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- Girls Opportunity Alliance
Learn how the Girls Opportunity Alliance supports secondary education for girls in rural Peru.
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- Girls Opportunity Alliance
Learn how the Girls Opportunity Alliance supports community-driven solutions that advance equality and climate justice in Tanzania.
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- Girls Opportunity Alliance
See how the Girls Opportunity Alliance supports STEM education for Kenyan girls with disabilities.
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- Girls Opportunity Alliance
Watch how the Girls Opportunity Alliance supports girls through mentorship programs in Chicago.
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- Education
Last fall, Mrs. Obama spent time with an inspiring group of young women in Malawi who are part of the Girls Opportunity Alliance.
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- Girls Opportunity Alliance
- Chicago
See how Girls in the Game is empowering girls through sports programming to develop their health, leadership, and life skills.
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- Leaders
- Changemakers
More than 140,000 women across 155 countries have educational and entrepreneurial opportunities, thanks to the 2023 Obama Leaders.
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- Voyagers
- Global Reach
Explore Liza Zaruba's Summer Voyage, and learn how she plans to apply her new health care skills back in Chicago.
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- MBK Alliance
- Stories
MBK Yonkers received recognition as an MBK Model Community in 2023 for demonstrating population-level impact in Milestone 3, achieving a graduation rate of 91% by 2021.
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- MBK Alliance
- Stories
ImpactTulsa has fostered a network of partners in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who are specifically focused on impacting the systems that affect BYMOC.
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- MBK Alliance
- Youth
MBK Omaha has become a Model Community for showing a population-level impact on Milestone 6, all youth remain safe from violent crimes by demonstrating a 30 percent decrease in homicides from 2011 to 2022.
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- MBK Alliance
- Stories
- Girls Opportunity Alliance
- Chicago
The Girls Opportunity Alliance supports M.E.A.N. Girls Empowerment's new Resource Van and the state of Illinois declares first Girls Health Matters Day.
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- MBK Alliance
- Youth
Hear directly from one of the My Brother’s Keeper Model Communities on how they achieved a 91 percent graduation rate for students of color.
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- Girls Opportunity Alliance
- Michelle Obama
Find out how 14 organizations will expand their programing and impact
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- Youth
- The Arts
See how the students explored expression and possibilities at EXPO Chicago.
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