Level Five: Yes You Can

"Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality." Malala Yousafzai

Remarks by the President to students at St. Xavier College in Mumbai, India, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughter Malia meet with Malala Yousafzai in the Oval Office, Washington, D.C., 2013. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama, watches students Megan Clark and Nathan Hughes demonstrate their FIRST Robot, during a visit to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, VA, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Teacher Denise Severing congratulates a child during a math lesson at the federally-funded Head Start program, 2012. John Moore/Getty Images.

President Barack Obama meets with the student finalists of the NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge in the Oval Office, Washington, D.C., 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

The Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance gathering in Long An Province, Vietnam, 2019. The Obama Foundation. 

First Lady Michelle Obama speaks during  the Connecting Continents Google+ Hangout in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2013. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Dina Griffin and Kimshasa Baldwin speak to students at Hyde Park Academy as a part of the Obama Foundation’s Future Series speakers events in Chicago, IL, 2024. The Obama Foundation. 

The Chicago Children's Choir honors the end of Black History Month with a performance of  "We Shall Overcome," Chicago, IL, 2021. The Obama Foundation. 

The Fighting Ebola Grand Challenge, funded by USAID and developed under the supervision of Johns Hopkins University's Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design (CBID), Baltimore, MD, 2014. Will Kirk/Johns Hopkins University.

Activist Jahmal Cole, founder of My Block My Hood My City, leads an activity with teenagers, Chicago, IL, 2017. The Obama Foundation. 

A young woman reads during “Broadway Shines A Light on Girls' Education,” an event hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama in support of Let Girls Learn, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York City, N.Y., 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Event for The Obama Foundation Community Leadership Corps., 2019. The Obama Foundation.

The Obama Foundation hosts a town hall to engage emerging leaders from across Europe working in government, civil society, and the private sector in Berlin, Germany, 2019. The Obama Foundation. 

The inaugural class of Obama Scholars, 37 emerging leaders from around the world participating in a year-long immersive learning experience, meet for their program orientation in Chicago, IL, 2018. The Obama Foundation. 

Obama Foundation Leaders participate in a day of service in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2019. The Obama Foundation. 

My Brother’s Keeper event at the White House, Washington, D.C., 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

The Obama Foundation hosts change-makers from across Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe for a week-long leadership convening in Athens, Greece, 2023. The Obama Foundation. 

Asia-Pacific Hawaiʻi Design Workshop in Honolulu, HI, 2018. The Obama Foundation. 

First Lady Michelle Obama delivers the keynote address to a U.S.-sponsored Young African Women Leaders Forum from Regina Mundi Church in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama delivers a speech at College Green in Ireland, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Supporters of Barack Obama chant "yes we can" before a debate at the University of Texas, 2008. Obama for America.

A crowd gathered at the inauguration of President Barack Obama chant, “yes we can,” Washington, D.C. 2009. Courtesy CNN.

President Barack Obama addresses the Parliament of Ghana in Accra, 2009. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Obama Foundation staff participates in a MLK Day volunteer activity at Greater Chicago Food Depository in Chicago, IL, 2024. The Obama Foundation. 

Volunteers participate in an Earth Day clean up in Washington Park, Jackson Park and Rainbow Beach Park in Chicago, IL, 2023. The Obama Foundation. 

The inaugural class of Obama Scholars participate in a joint service project facilitated by Jahmal Cole and Block Club leaders from My Block, My Hood, My City in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, IL, 2018. The Obama Foundation. 

President Barack Obama speaks to fellows in the Young African Leaders program, Washington, D.C., 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama delivers his annual “Back to School” address at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington, D.C., 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Obama Foundation Leaders from across Europe participate in a day-long interactive workshop at Tivoli Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2022. The Obama Foundation. 

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