In this episode, Ahmed and I explore childhood memories, pathways to changemaking, reconsidering the distance we see between one another and building one's advocacy around one's personal narrative. 
Ahmed M. Badr is a 22-year-old author, poet, multi-media artist, social entrepreneur and former Iraqi refugee working at the intersection of creativity, displacement, and youth empowerment. Ahmed’s work seeks to combine poetry, archival collections, and multi-media to explore the complexities of migration, identity, and self-expression, with a focus on reframing and reclaiming the power of tragedy. He is the author of the forthcoming book, While the Earth Sleeps We Travel: Stories, Poetry, and Art from Young Refugees Around the World. 
On July 25th, 2006, Ahmed's home in Baghdad was bombed by militia troops. He and his family relocated to Syria as refugees for two and a half years before receiving approval to move to the United States. Ahmed founded Narratio, a platform for youth empowerment through creative expression. Narratio publishes works of art from all over the globe, and hosts workshops centered around the power of storytelling and creativity. In the summer of 2019, Narratio launched a storytelling Fellowship for resettled refugee youth in partnership with Syracuse University and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the last four years, Ahmed’s storytelling initiatives have reached over 20 million people across the world.
He serves as one of 17 UN Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals in the Office of the UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth.
The sentiments and opinions in this podcast do not reflect the opinions or stances of UNA-USA, the Youth Observer program, or the UN Foundation.

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