Charity came with a strong sense of purpose and EPL gave her a pathway to put it into practice.

Nairobi, Kenya - Mira German shares her takeaways from the 2025 Baobab Summit, attended with her fellow Emerging Public Leaders (EPL) Alumni, Lawrence Nii Kotey Neequaye, from Ghana, and Izeecta Martha Gbollie from Liberia. The three-day summit, organized by the Mastercard Foundation under the theme “Nurturing the Future Through African Youth”, harnessed the resilience and purpose of African youth to drive progress.

As world leaders prepare to convene at the United Nations General Assembly in New York this September, a vibrant coalition of young public sector professionals from Ghana, Liberia, Kenya, and Malawi has a clear message: the real momentum for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) begins at the grassroots, in communities transformed by youth leadership.