“The support and encouragement I felt during my SUSI program made me a bolder and more confident individual. Every day I try to live like a leader, letting my life be worthy of emulation and a good example to others.”

Mirabelle Morah is only one year out from her Study of the U.S. (SUSI) for Student Leaders Institute on Social Entrepreneurship hosted at California State University, Chico and she is already transforming her home nation. Morah’s efforts since returning from her SUSI experience have led to her position as a 2018 Global Teen Leader with the We Are Family Foundation while remaining the Editor-in-Chief of BlankPaperz.com, a platform for young writers writing about social issues.

This article was originally posted on the U.S Department of State’s BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EXCHANGE PROGRAMS website.