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YLAI Fellows

Stories and reflections by and about YLAI Fellows and YLAI Professional Fellowship Program alumni.

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This YLAI Fellow is influencing sustainable behavior in his Dominican Republic community

2018 YLAI Fellow Porfirio Baez founded Green Depot, based in the Dominican Republic, aiming to make the planet, and his community members, more eco-conscious.

Leadership Skills & Development, Maximizing Human Capital, YLAI Fellows

Taller con Celina Portillo: El fracaso antes del éxito

A veces, es necesario fallar para avanzar, sin embargo, esta no es una decisión fácil de tomar.

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Cómo la flexibilidad durante la pandemia transformó la empresa sustentable de una becaria de YLAI en Honduras

Cinthya Andino, becaria de YLAI en 2018, logró combinar su pasión por el diseño y la protección del medioambiente al crear Beleaf, su empresa de moda sustentable.

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How adaptability during a pandemic transformed this YLAI Fellow’s Honduran sustainability company

2018 YLAI Fellow Cinthya Andino was able to combine her passions of design and protecting the environment to create her sustainable fashion company, Beleaf.

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Promover el progreso de la mujer en Haití con una repostería creativa

Marie Flore Morett, becaria de YLAI de 2017 y propietaria de Délices by Marie Flore Morett, ha trabajado para crear una comunidad acogedora en Haití a fin de empoderar a las mujeres para disminuir la desigualdad laboral y salarial.

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Promoting women’s advancement in Haiti through creative baked goods

2017 YLAI Fellow Marie Flore Morett, owner of Delices de Marie Florett, has worked to create a welcoming community in Haiti to empower women to decrease job and wage inequalities.

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Empoderar a los mileniales de Perú para que actúen mediante el voluntariado

Rosario Diaz Garavito —becaria de YLAI en 2016— fundó The Millennials Movement, un movimiento en los medios sociales que promueve el voluntariado juvenil inspirando a los jóvenes a marcar una diferencia en sus comunidades.

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Empowering millennials in Peru to take action volunteering

2016 YLAI Fellow Rosario Diaz Garavito, founded The Millennials Movement, a social media movement promoting youth volunteerism to be inspired to make a difference in their communities.

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Avanzando con la promoción de la causa trans en Jamaica

La ardua labor de Neish, becario de YLAI en 2017, para crear un movimiento sustentable por los derechos trans dio frutos que superaron con creces sus expectativas. ¿Cuál es el próximo paso?

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Moving trans advocacy forward in Jamaica

2017 YLAI Fellow Neish’s hard work of creating a sustainable trans rights movement has blossomed far beyond his expectations. What’s next?

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