Can you?

An immigrant from Ethiopia is a source of inspiration to all of us.

Mawi Asgedom was born in Ethiopia, which was a war zone at the time. He spent the first couple of years of his life without his father, who went to Sudan to a refugee collection center. After a while, Mawi joined his father along with his mother and brothers. In order to reach Sudan they crossed the country on foot. They remained at the refugee camp for 3 years. When he was 7 years’ old, he reached America. His family had no money. They could not speak English.

As soon as they arrived, his parents said to him “In order to succeed in this country, you must study a lot and be a good student”. So he aimed at studying at a university with a scholarship. He made it into Harvard. He studied American History and gave a very moving speech during his graduation.
He has written two books that have both become best sellers and has given speeches (so far he has spoken to 750.000 people) aiming at raising awareness and inspiring young people. One of his favorite phrases is: “Always remember where you started from”.

Oprah Winfrey considers his interview as one of her top 20. Specifically, she tells her workmates “How can you tell me no, that it is not possible? Mawi crossed the desert, so you can make it too!” everything is possible if you make the required sacrifices.

Can you make it?

Be Unique!

Jill Douka