Global reach stories
- Defending Democracy
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A 5-step guide to embracing pluralism, fostering connection, and engaging inclusively this holiday season.
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Watch grassroots leaders from Botswana, Tanzania, Costa Rica, Barbados, and Nepal share their impact empowering girls worldwide with Mrs. Obama.
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- 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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- Equality
Learn how Filip Koprčina is using blockchain to democratize renewable energy through co-ownership of solar and wind farms.
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- Youth
Learn how the Alliance is joining forces with 26 organizations serving adolescent girls in Chicago and around the world
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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
See how the Girls Opportunity Alliance supports STEM education for Kenyan girls with disabilities.
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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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- Changemakers
More than 140,000 women across 155 countries have educational and entrepreneurial opportunities, thanks to the 2023 Obama Leaders.
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- Education
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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- Defending Democracy
Hear directly from Adrijana Hanušić Bećirović as she talks about human rights and what the Obama Leadership program has meant to her.
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- Programs
Learn more about how the Girls Opportunity Alliance is working to empower and educate girls around the world
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- Equality
Meet five women making a difference with the help of the Girls Opportunity Alliance
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- Leaders
Get a look inside the week-long leadership and cultural experience.
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- Voyagers
Voyager to tackle food and water insecurity during Summer Voyage
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- Leaders
This week in Berlin, Germany, President Obama sat down with 18 alumni of our leadership programs from across Europe for a roundtable conversation about the importance of nurturing democracy.
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- Scholars
Obama Scholar creates clean water for rural Indonesians
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- Stories
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks hit Türkiye and Syria beginning on Monday, February 6, 2023.
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- Programs
As we reflect on this year, we couldn’t be more proud of the work of our global network of leaders who are tackling some of the most vital issues of our time and working together to strengthen their communities and our institutions.
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- Equality
Watch highlights from the first-ever Democracy Forum held in New York City.
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- Stories
Revisiting President and Mrs. Obama’s moments with Queen Elizabeth II.
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- Europe
Disability rights activist and Obama Leader Yuliia Sachuk was in her apartment in Kyiv the night of February 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine.
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- Stories
The impact of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has been devastating. And while the situation continues to escalate, so does the need for help—from emergency relief on the ground, to support for those fleeing to neighboring countries.
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- Barack Obama
After delivering remarks during COP26 in Glasgow, President Obama sat down with a group of emerging leaders from around the world who are doing their part to protect the planet. Check out what they discussed.
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- Girls Opportunity Alliance
Through our work with the Girls Opportunity Alliance, we are committed to supporting girls to have access to the education they need. We hope you'll take action to support them however you can.
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- Stories
We put together a list of organizations in Haiti doing their part to care for their communities and support recovery efforts. We hope you’ll take action today:
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On President Obama’s 60th birthday, get to know 60 changemakers in our network who are paving the way for a brighter future
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- Take Action
Learn about organizations in the Girls Opportunity Alliance community that are helping girls in India to keep learning safely during the pandemic.
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- Changemakers
This Father’s Day, meet dads around the world from the Girls Opportunity Alliance community who are supporting their daughters’ education and dreams.
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- Europe
To mark the end of our inaugural Leaders Europe program, our 35 Leaders came together to design collaborative projects to support the civic engagement of other emerging leaders across Europe.
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On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, read the message President Obama released honoring the victims and survivors of the bombings and reflections from Obama Foundation Chief International Office
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