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YALI Voices: Why Everyone Should Find Time To Be A Volunteer Jun 26, 2017

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Volunteering has never been more important than it is today. With the spate of global humanitarian crises and the growing consciousness of alternative problem solving techniques available, volunteering with organizations that are solving societal problems gives people the opportunity to be part of the solution. Volunteering to help people in your community leads to your personal development and to the development of that community and the country at large. Read more: https://yali.state.gov/yaliserves-joy-of-volunteering-2/

YALI Voices: What Does It Mean To Volunteer Jun 26, 2017

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Volunteering is the act of rendering selfless service to a cause, oftentimes for free and without coercion. It is about giving time to a good cause, specifically to help an organization, your community or an individual you are not related to. People who engage in this type of activity are known as volunteers. Read more at: https://yali.state.gov/yaliserves-joy-of-volunteering-1/

YALI Voices: The Benefits Of Being A Volunteer Jun 26, 2017

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Before you decide on how and where you will volunteer, it is important to have thought through three key questions. Why do you want to volunteer? What volunteer opportunity best fits your career and/or other goals? And how will you maximize the potential in every volunteering experience? Read more at: https://yali.state.gov/yaliserves-joy-of-volunteering-3/

YALI Voices: Getting Even More From Volunteering Jun 26, 2017

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While you are volunteering, be honest about your skills and experiences. One of the best things you can do for yourself during your period of volunteering is to be completely honest about your skills, abilities and experiences. What you already know you can apply and build on; what you do not know you can learn — but this can only happen when you are honest to both yourself and your employers and superiors.

YALI Voices: Getting The Most Out Of Volunteering Jun 26, 2017

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An excellent way to appreciate the business of volunteering is to first understand how to get the best out of every volunteering experience, and this is what we will be looking at in this section. Read more: https://yali.state.gov/yaliserves-joy-of-volunteering-4/

YALI Voices Podcast: Alfred Kankuzi, hosted by Marshall Dyton Apr 14, 2017

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Mr. Marshall Dyton, CEO of Freelance Web Solutions Malawi, interviews Mr. Alfred Kankuzi, Mobile Application Developer and graphic designer. Learn more and read the transcript at: https://yali.state.gov/yali-voices-malawi-kankuzi/

YALI Voices Podcast: Enelless Pemba Phiri, hosted by Mr. Marshall Dyton Apr 14, 2017

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Mr. Marshall Dyton, CEO of Freelance Web Solutions Malawi, interviews Ms. Enelless Pemba Phiri, an arts and crafts entrepreneur in Malawi. Learn more and read the transcript at: https://yali.state.gov/yali-voices-malawi-pemba/

YALI Voices Podcast: Felix Lanyo's (Goodman) life experiences motivate his fight against drugs Jan 27, 2017

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Felix Lanyo, is Youth Leader and Activist, Entrepreneur, Agriculturist, Peace and Climate Change Advocate, Humanitarian, Professional Digital Advertiser and Spoken Word Artist. His past projects include Scientific Research on Gene Repair to Combat Ebola, Malaria and HIV/AIDS in Africa which birthed World Scientific Conference in 2015. Inclusively, he is working on productive project; 'Agribusiness and Rural Entrepreneurship in Eradicating Poverty' for the past years and building Rural Communities, impacting and changing lives in rural communities in Ghana West Africa. He pilots Digital Entrepreneurship skills project; 'DIGITAL_CODE' for urban communities, impacting, equipping and developing young persons between the ages of 18 to 35 years with highly Digital Advertising and Coding skills in densely populated urban regions that have access to internet.

YALI Voices Podcast: Michel Okan Dec 28, 2016

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Michel is a 2015 Mandela Washington Fellow who works as a community activist and has spent several years working to reduce youth violence and encourage peaceful solutions to election-related conflicts. A graduate of Benin University, he currently serves as a United Nations Volunteer Peace Building Fund program assistant in Mali.

YALI Voices Podcast: Renewable Energy Innovation Dec 13, 2016

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Macon Phillips podcast about renewable energy with South African Mandela Washington Fellows Adele Boadzo and Tshegofatso Neeuwfan. Adele Boadzo is a clean energy activist and solar entrepreneur with over five years’ experience in Africa’s energy sector. She is passionate about delivering clean energy projects to electrify the continent and is currently a project manager at a South African solar PV company and is also the founder of Hope Rises Solar, an organization that empowers women to distribute and install solar technologies to transform their communities. Tshegofatso Neeuwfan has six years of experience working in the South African electricity supply industry. He started his career as a project engineer and now works as a senior advisor at South Africa’s national power utility company. Chief among Tshegofatso’s responsibilities is developing and implementing a gas-to-power strategy that forms part of his company’s intention to reduce emissions and introduce flexible capacity that can partner with renewables. Outside of the work context, he is the coordinator of a boys’ mentorship program that aims to expose boys from underprivileged backgrounds to positive role models, experiences, and information.

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