He wanted to know everything about us, everything about my father everything about our family. I took him to so many relatives. It was part of findin… - Auma Obama

It's special for us and for our children and for our communities because it tells every child that if you work hard you can do whatever you want in this world. You can make you future

Once others hear your voice loud and clear, they realise you exist.

I had really nobody in my family whom I could talk about these things with. This passion for making a difference, the passion for helping young people find out who they are, gain strength in their own identity, those were things I was struggling with as well. I realized very young that if I don’t do it myself, nobody can really do it for me. I think young people need to be helped toward that realization.