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YALI Voices Podcast: Meera Shah is working to bring better health care to Kenyan Communities Nov 30, 2017

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Meera Shah’s 10 years in the public health sector have reinforced the old saying that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” As a medical health officer in Mombasa, Kenya, Shah works to promote good health with preventive measures like immunizing children and stopping the spread of HIV. “It’s a lot to do with education and creating that awareness so that you are creating the demand for good health.” Read more at: yali.state.gov/yali-voices-meera-shah-better-health-care-kenyan-communities

YALI Voices Podcast: Melusi Mngomezulu on the Power of Data and the Value of Volunteering Nov 21, 2017

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How can data help with volunteering efforts? Melusi Mngomezulu from Swaziland shares his advice in this YALIVoices podcast.

YALI Voices: Tina Musuya on Preventing Domestic Violence Nov 15, 2017

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Tina Musuya is the Executive Director Uganda’s Center for Domestic Violence Prevention (CEDOVIP) and a tireless advocate for ending gender-based violence. CEDOVIP works with communities, institutions, civil society, and the Government of Uganda to promote the rights of women and girls in order to create safer, healthier, happier, relationships, homes, and communities. Their work aims to create change in the attitudes, behavior, and practices that perpetuate violence against women and girls in Uganda. Read more at https://yalibeta.state.gov/yali-voices-preventing-domestic-violence/

YALIVoices Podcast: Sylvia Kakyo on Keeping Girls in School Nov 13, 2017

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YALI Voices Podcast: Orondaam Otto on Passion and Perseverance in Social Entrepreneurship Oct 30, 2017

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Originally on a path to become a medical doctor, Orondaam Otto passionately redefined his career path to pursue human capital development and social entrepreneurship after witnessing a serious need for helping disadvantaged children access quality education and opportunities in his community in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He shares many of the practices that helped make him successful, as well as lessons learned in his early journey to founding the organization: https://goo.gl/jDXjYP

YALIVoices Podcast: Emmanuel Agumah, Founder of the Buruli Ulcer Victims Aid Foundation Sep 25, 2017

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When he was in high school, Emmanuel Agumah was diagnosed with Buruli ulcer. Categorized as a neglected tropical disease, or “NTD,” it kept him hospitalized for approximately three years and bedridden for about a year and a half. The disease, which he could have chosen to view as a disability, has instead given him a cause for which he fights. Agumah founded the Buruli Ulcer Victims Aid (BUVA) Foundation, which focuses on socio-economic support for former Buruli ulcer patients and those with disabilities. Read more: https://goo.gl/xu88yf

YALI Voices Podcast: Fatma Abdalla Jul 14, 2017

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Fatma Abdalla is a product of community action. Growing up, her mother would fundraise to pay her tuition. “The community stood by me so that I could gain my degree,” the business school graduate tells YALI Voices. “I feel that it’s my time now to pay back to the community.” Read more: yali.state.gov/yalivoices-education-key-change-professional

YALI Voices Podcast: Selina Nkoila saves her school Jul 12, 2017

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Do you see opportunities or obstacles? Listen to Selina Nkoile talk about how she saved the school she attended as a girl and how she promotes education. Read more at: yali.state.gov/yali-voices-selina-nkoile-saves-her-school

YALI Voices Podcast: Victor Ochen Jul 07, 2017

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At a young age, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Victor Ochen says, “my choice remains peace and will always be peace,” in this YALI Voices podcast. Read more: https://yali.state.gov/yali-voices-victor-ochen-audio

YALI Voices Podcast: Fombah Kanneh - Education changed his life. Now he’s giving back. Jun 30, 2017

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Fombah Kanneh grew up in a makeshift house in the slums of Monrovia, Liberia, during the country’s civil war. As in many other cities, slum life in Monrovia is notoriously hard — plagued by drugs, poverty, hunger and peer pressure to engage in destructive behavior. Learn more: https://yali.state.gov/yali-voices-podcast-education-changed-his-life-now-hes-giving-back/

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