Empowering YOUNG WOMEN to be LEADERS and Active World Citizens through EDUCATION and SERVICE

“Stanley Ann Dunham believed that every group of people had something to give. Building relationships with people everywhere you go makes a huge impact on your life and you teach as well as learn from others.”

“Don’t conclude before you understand…after you understand, don’t judge.”
Stanley Ann Dunham

“My mother had a sense that beneath our surface differences, we are all the same…that’s precisely the naiveté and idealism that was part of her. And that’s I suppose the naive idealism in me.”
President Barack Obama

“I know that she was the kindest, most generous spirit I have ever known, and that what is best in me I owe to her.”
President Barack Obama

“My mother was very determined to be remembered for a life in service and thought that service was really the true measure of a life.”
Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng

“If you want to grow into a human being, you’re going to need some values.”
Stanley Ann Dunham to her young son Barack.

“Stanley Ann Dunham was idealistic and pragmatic. She believed that people’s lives could be made better, and that is was important to try.”
Janny Scott, author of A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother.

“In a time that can feel claustrophobic, overwhelming, and short-sighted, the work and values of Stanley Ann Dunham inspire us to expand our sense of what is possible and the impact that each of us can have on the future.”
GRAMMY nominated vocalist, poet and our 2018 guest speaker Hollis Wong-Wear

“My mother would be very proud to know her legacy lives on in the incredible work of these young women.”
President Barack Obama’s letter to our scholars