Waiting To Excel Podcast W/durrel K. Douglas

Aisha Koroma and her mother fled war in the West African country of Sierra Leone almost 20 years ago before ending up in Senegal, New York and finally Houston, Texas where I met her my senior year at Westbury High School. She now works as a counselor at the very agency that assisted her family when she touched down in Houston. Not only is Aisha resilient, she's also brilliant. I love her theory of change. You see, when you ask most people how you can "help" their project, they almost always reply with a Paypal link. Not Aisha. She FIRST wants people to be aware. You see, with awareness, a person has a better idea of the issue at hand before reaching in their wallet. With awareness, they'd probably reach a little deeper, and truly understand the impact. She wants us to know that refugees are PEOPLE first. Just like you. People who didn't ask to be refugees. Imagine war breaking out in your country. Imagine stepping over the remains of those who lost their lives at the hand of an ongoing war.