Fiji Impact Report
Youthlinc’s Rotary Partnership
By: Justin Powell Youthlinc has been working with various Rotary Clubs in Utah and internationally for the past 20 years. Much of what Youthlinc has been able to accomplish over the past twenty two years has intertwined with Rotary due to
Meet our 2021 Real Life Scholarship Award Winners
$5000 Award Winner Nida Taha Nida Taha is from Sudan. Her family traveled from Sudan to Egypt before eventually coming to America. She is entering her Sophomore year at Columbia College studying Business: Innovations and Entrepreneurship. She was originally inspired
Meet our 2021 Young Humanitarian Award Winners
2021 College Award Winners $5000 Award Winner Ibrahim Ramazani University of Utah Ibrahim Ramazani is a refugee from Malawi. His family arrived in Utah in 2013. He is currently in his third year of college at the University of Utah
2020-21 Real Life Interns
Real Life Interns dedicate 200 hours each, overseeing lessons and activities at our twelve welcome centers. Their job is to support the Program Director in volunteer and site management, teaching lessons, and helping all involved students develop life and leadership skills. Each Real Life Intern is a high school graduate,
2019 Real Life Scholarship Winners – What are they doing now? Part 2
By: Shelly Burningham Photo credit and initial content provided by: Nick Sokoloff – The New Americans of Salt Lake Abdul -Country of Origin: Afghanistan I am from a place where being alive depends on luck; I am from Afghanistan. The
2019 Real Life Scholarship Winners – What are they doing now?
By: Shelly Burningham Photo credit and initial content provided by: Nick Sokoloff – The New Americans of Salt Lake Ibrahim Ramazani – Country of Origin: Malawi I am a refugee from a Malawi refugee camp. I was born in Burundi,
New Real Life Partner – Umoja Generation
By: Shelly Burningham Youthlinc – Real Life is pleased to announce a new partnership with Umoja Generation. Umoja Generation is a Utah non-profit supporting refugee youth in the Salt Lake area. Fiston, Mwesige, founder and president, organized this program in
The Impacts of Real Life on Jile Tangishaka
By: Brooke Boyd Real Life is Youthlinc’s afterschool Refugee peer to peer mentoring program. Last year I was a Real Life Intern at the Sunnyvale location. Jile was a senior in high school who would come to the after school
The Fiji Business Committee
My name is Venice Lupus and I was a part of Fiji July 2019 as a member of the business committee. Almost everyday as a part of the business committee, myself and one other member would teach business seminars to