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2017 Akili Dada Fellows
Saum Idd: Empowering Young Voices Through Storytelling

Saum Idd: Empowering Young Voices Through Storytelling

Learn about how Saum seeks to teach teenagers how to use film to express themselves
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Meet Christine: Using Art for Mental Health Awareness

Meet Christine: Using Art for Mental Health Awareness

Learn about the root of Christine’s passion for advocacy for the rights of Autistic Kenyan children
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Meet Riya: An Ambassador for Girl-Child Education

Meet Riya: An Ambassador for Girl-Child Education

Learn about Riya’s fervency to improve the state of education in South Sudan
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Meet Linda: Granting Youth A Sustainable Livelihood

Meet Linda: Granting Youth A Sustainable Livelihood

Learn about Linda and her enthusiasm to motivate Ugandan youth towards financial freedom
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Meet Immaculate: A Champion For Teen Mothers

Meet Immaculate: A Champion For Teen Mothers

Learn about Immaculate’s motivation to assist teen mothers in Busia acquire entrepreneurial skills
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Meet Petrider: An Anti-GBV Crusader

Meet Petrider: An Anti-GBV Crusader

Learn about how Akili Dada Fellow Petrider Paul advocates for the end of Gender Based Violence in Tanzania
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Meet Domtila: An Anti FGM Crusader

Meet Domtila: An Anti FGM Crusader

Domtila shares her journey fighting against Female Genital Mutilation in West Pokot
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Meet Brownkey: The Voice Of Dadaab

Meet Brownkey: The Voice Of Dadaab

Learn about Brownkey’s experience advocacy work in the world’s second largest refugee settlement
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Meet Jovia: Restoring Dignity amongst Victims of Sex Trade

Meet Jovia: Restoring Dignity amongst Victims of Sex Trade

Jovia shares her account on how she advocates for financial wellness and social reintegration of victims of sexual exploitation in Uganda
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Meet Lucy: Freeing Women From Fistula

Meet Lucy: Freeing Women From Fistula

Lucy, a 2017 Akili Dada Fellow, writes about why she advocates for women in Embu county suffering from Fistula
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Meet Qabale: Liberating Girls From Monthly Shame

Meet Qabale: Liberating Girls From Monthly Shame

In this post, learn why Qabale, a 2016 Mandela Washington Fellow from Marsabit, advocates for menstrual rights in her community
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