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  1. Nov 1

    During Africa, Zedilson Almeida was inspired to reimagine road construction in Angola after connecting with a Leader who had done the same work in Nigeria. See how the connections made in Johannesburg are impacting work across the continent:

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  2. Oct 31

    Happy Halloween!

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  3. Oct 31

    “I am so excited and grateful that today the Obama Foundation received approval from Chicago City Council on the agreement that will help bring the Obama Presidential Center to life as a resource and amenity for the people of Chicago.” —President :

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  4. Oct 28

    Be sure to join tomorrow's Online Town Hall with , ’s , and for an important discussion about what it takes to create safe and supportive communities for boys and young men of color.

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  5. Oct 26

    Our community is at the core of our work and central to the building process of the Obama Presidential Center. We’re proud to build this historic museum with the help of our neighbors.

    The Obama Presidential Center will generate careers for our neighbors on the South Side. Our construction manager Lakeside Alliance's Career and Training Opportunity Fairs are making sure community members see the benefit:
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  6. Oct 25

    Register here for next week's Town Hall:

    Join me this Monday, October 29 on the Online Town Hall for a conversation about their work to help build safe and supportive communities for boys and young men of color. Register today!
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  7. Oct 24

    “Too often, development programs that are intended to lift up communities facing poverty wind up sidelining community voices...I wondered if there was a better approach.” On , meet Obama Fellow, Sasha Fisher.

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  8. Oct 18

    It’s been one week since announced the Global —an effort to empower adolescent girls around the world through education. See photos from the big announcement:

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  9. Oct 18

    . doesn’t have prices on their menu. Instead, they have suggested donations so everyone in town can get a healthy meal. When Rochelle Bayless wrote us about the way her cafe serves Danville, Kentucky, we knew it was a story we had to share:

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  10. Oct 16

    “We think that everybody deserves—and certainly has a right—to locally sourced, healthy food.” On , take a look at the way feeds their community in Danville, Kentucky without any prices on the menu:

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  11. Oct 16

    This just in: We’re hosting our second in Chicago this November. Sign up today to get a reminder for the livestream:

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  12. Oct 15

    Last week, shared an update on her effort to provide access to education for adolescent girls around the world. Take a look at Global for more.

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    On International , the Global Girls Alliance launched our effort to empower adolescent girls around the world through education. Take a look at the big day—and get inspired. We’re just getting started.
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  13. Oct 12

    As has said, America is at our best when we look out for each other. Find ways to help those impacted by Hurricane Michael here:

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  14. Oct 11

    The Thousand Girls Initiative seeks to end the cycle of poverty in Guatemala by keeping 1,000 girls in school each year, utilizing innovative reading, computer, and youth development programs in impoverished schools.

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  15. Oct 11

    . fights poverty and inequality in the poorest rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa by supporting girls to go to school and then empowering young women to step up as entrepreneurs and leaders of change in their communities.

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  16. Oct 11

    The Study Hall Educational Foundation works to overcome societal pressures and gender biases to bring out-of-school girls from rural areas in India to a school and provide them with an empowering and rights-based education.

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  17. Oct 11

    Ending Child Marriage in Yao Tribal Regions of Malawi is ’s initiative to improve access, retention, and achievement in school for girls. Through engaging local leaders, mentoring, and increasing resources, they’ll transform lives.

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  18. Oct 11

    In the urban slum areas of Kampala, Uganda, adolescent girls lack educational, economic, health, and support services. So is empowering young women to be confident leaders in their communities through mentorship in their Big Sisters program.

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  19. Oct 11

    The Global is teaming up with to create a fundraising destination to support grassroots leaders across the globe who are working to empower girls through education. Learn more about the projects, then help support the cause.

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  20. Oct 11

    "We'll lift up the grassroots leaders in communities all over the world who are clearing away the hurdles that too many girls face.” — in Read more about the :

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