Barack Obama to interact with young leaders in Delhi


Team Udayavani, Nov 17, 2017, 5:08 PM IST

New Delhi: Former US president Barack Obama will be travelling to the Country’s capital on December 1, as part of the outreach programme for his non-profit organisation the Obama Foundation. Obama will interact with young leaders from all over India.

During a town hall event in the city, Obama will interact with young leaders and learn about the work they are doing to impact their communities.

In a video posted by the Obama Foundation on social media, the former president said, “I want to have a chance to talk to young people who are doing amazing work all across India. We’re going to be organising a town hall with young leaders from various parts of India, who can share with me some of the work they’re trying to do in their communities to make it better.” He added that he is interested to know how the foundation can support emerging leaders in India.

“As one of the most culturally, religiously, linguistically, and ethnically diverse nations on earth, India’s democracy shows us the collective strength of engagement within and across communities. Most of India’s 1 billion people are under 35 years old, an engaged and passionate generation who are finding innovative ways to create positive change across India  change that benefits the world, ” Bernadette Meehan, International Programmes, Obama Foundation said.

The event will be live streamed on Obama.org.

Through his international outreach programme, Obama has similarly visited Germany, Indonesia and Brazil.

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