Voyagers
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- Global Reach
- 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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- Youth
- Watch
Meet recipients of the Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service or learn how you can apply to be in the next cohort!
Learn more![Nick Kennedy, a college-age Native American young man, stands in between a Canadian and American flag on flag poles. He is wearing a brown suit and a white name tag around his neck.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/6SIMBRvjAo11fXS0a4GCbO/55e019a4bb29935775347af26c8f0f7b/Nick-Provided.jpg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
- Equality
- USA
Nick Kennedy, an Obama-Chesky Voyager, is advocating for the preservation of Indigenous culture.
Learn more![Leah Whitmoyer sorts olives with another woman with a medium skin tone and black hair on an olive farm in Taounate, Morocco. Three others stand in the background.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/4NiYPeRz75IfPGiRI25b3i/50ba8b9db73568650535ed21a9802219/IMG_1132-scaled.jpg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
- Sustainability
- Global Reach
Voyager to tackle food and water insecurity during Summer Voyage
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- Chicago
- Global Reach
The Obama Foundation hit the ground running this year -- from launching a Fellowship program, to convening hundreds of civic innovators from around the world in Chicago, to hosting trainings for young leaders across the country.
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