Chantale Zuzi Leader

Refugee advocate

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Deprived of her education as she fled violence in her home country of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chantale Zuzi Leader now works to educate and empower refugee girls.

Why you should listen

Chantale Zuzi Leader is the founder of Refugee Can Be, a nonprofit organization providing secondary education, life skills and leadership training to girls in the Rwamwanja refugee settlement in Uganda. Leader had lived in Rwamwanja herself as a teenager, having fled violence in her home country of the Democratic Republic Congo.

Chantale Zuzi Leader’s TED talk

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Chantale Zuzi Leader

Dear fellow refugees, here's how I found resilience

Posted Mar 2024

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