We’re excited to announce our third class of Obama-Chesky Voyagers! 📣 Help us welcome the 100 new changemakers who are addressing a wide range of issues – from diversifying representation in media to exploring ethical farming practices to ensuring restorative justice for incarcerated youth. Together with Airbnb’s CEO Brian Chesky, President and Mrs. Obama launched the #VoyagerScholarship in 2022 to help support the next generation of leaders who are pursuing careers in public service. Get to know these inspiring changemakers: https://lnkd.in/gWnf62Ha
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At the Obama Foundation, we are guided by a core belief: that ordinary people working together can change history. Our mission is to inspire those people to take action, empower them to change their world for the better, and connect them so they can achieve more together than they can alone. We were founded by community organizers, so when we seek change, we do it by bringing people together. That approach begins at home, on the South Side of Chicago, where we are building the Obama Presidential Center. The Center represents a historic opportunity for Chicago: a chance to build a world-class museum and public gathering space that celebrates our nation’s first African American President and First Lady, steps away from where he began his career, where she was raised, and where—together—they made their home. But that approach extends to all our work, whether it’s holding leadership training sessions in communities throughout the U.S., bringing local leaders together in countries around the world, working to support the global education of girls, or ensuring young men of color have pathways to opportunity. As President Obama has said, “we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together.” So join us.
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On this day in 1916, the National Park Service, an agency of the United States federal government, was founded! 🌲 In 2017, President Obama called our national parks, “a powerful sign of our democratic ideals.” Beyond providing fresh air and water, our parks give visitors of all backgrounds and ages the opportunity to explore. Happy birthday, National Park Service!
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Hope is always alive at the Obama Foundation — and with the purchase of any item from our store you can continue to help us bring change home by inspiring, empowering and connecting the next generation of hopeful leaders. Visit our online shop today: shop.obama.org/
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Through our Foundation initiatives like the Voyager and Scholars programs, we have connected hundreds of 44 Alumni with young people to help support them on their early leadership journeys. “So much has happened since 2008,” Pam Coleman, a long-time community organizer and former White House staffer shared. “There are so many reasons for young people to turn away from leadership, yet they do not. The Obama Foundation young leaders continue to strive to make a difference no matter what.” Get to know Pam Coleman, Clarence J. Fluker, Jason Rahlan, and Ny Whitaker, four Obama alums who are inspiring the next generation of changemakers through their invaluable mentorship: https://lnkd.in/g6mDW4Zi
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Following her trip to Malawi last fall, Michelle Obama checked in with students from AGE Africa: Advancing Girls' Education, an organization supported by the Girls Opportunity Alliance. Take a look at their conversation as the girls share their plans for after graduation and goals for the future.
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“Coming from a small town in Nebraska, my exposure to the world was limited…the Obama-Chesky scholarship changed that entirely,” -Liza Zaruba As a 2022-2024 recipient of the #VoyagerScholarship, Liza recently finished her self-designed Summer Voyage. We caught up with Liza to hear about her work distributing medical supplies with Global Partners in Hope and how this experience gave her a new perspective as a young leader. https://lnkd.in/gRuf6Fq5
Obama-Chesky Voyager travels from Togo to Geneva to make a difference in health care
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This summer, we've reached new heights at the Obama Presidential Center! 🏗️ In June, President Obama visited the construction site in Chicago, where he and dozens of construction workers and longtime supporters of the Foundation left their mark on a physical piece of the Center. Check out the signed steel beams that were just hoisted to the top floor of the Museum Building.
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It’s official, President Obama's Summer Lists are out and he is having a Brat Summer. 🎧 Check out what songs he’s been jammin to – both new and old – and what books are on his nightstand this summer: https://lnkd.in/gCJ5s4qG
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Hey Chicago – find us at the 95th Bud Billiken Parade this weekend! With education as its foundation, this South Side annual celebration kicks off the school year with energy and enthusiasm this Saturday, and we couldn’t be more excited to walk alongside our friends and neighbors. If you’re in Chicago and want to walk with us – visit https://bit.ly/3ypzfPT to sign up!
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