By Merritt Frey, Executive Director
Wow! Did we ever have an amazing group of young people apply to be Youth Ambassadors this year. In fact, the applicants were so great we could not limit ourselves to just 10 Ambassadors and instead selected 18 young leaders. We just can’t wait to see what they’ll do this year.
Mali Rising Youth Ambassadors are U.S. high school students who pay a key role in Mali Rising’s work. Ambassadors tackle at least three projects each year that help our students and our mission. Past Ambassadors have raised funds for science equipment in our schools, recorded educational videos for the classroom, made flashcards for our Mali students, recruited other young volunteers, and much more.
While doing all this, Ambassadors are also building their own leadership skills, adding a unique element to their college applications, and fostering international understanding among young people. Youth Ambassadors give us all hope — proving that today’s young people are more than willing to do the work and learning our world needs.
You can meet all of this year’s Youth Ambassadors here, and we hope you’ll be hearing a lot more from and about them over the next 10 months! Stay tuned for big things!
