05/18/2026
Today, our heart is full.
We are proud to share that the fourth cohort of Empowerment Squared’s International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) has safely arrived in Ghana and Liberia.
What began as an idea rooted in possibility has now become a growing movement of young people choosing purpose over comfort and community over convenience.
Over the next three months, these incredible research interns will be living and working alongside local communities:
In Liberia, they will be engaging in community-based research on drug and substance abuse, seeking to understand not just the issue, but the human stories, the systems, and the solutions rooted in community realities.
In Nsawam, Ghana, they will be exploring the impact of rural educational infrastructure on girls’ education and learning outcomes, helping to uncover pathways toward more equitable and accessible education.
This is what global citizenship looks like, not charity, not observation, but relationship, humility, and learning.
These young leaders are not going to “fix” communities, they are going to listen, learn, and walk alongside.
To our interns: Travel safely. Learn deeply. Lead with humility.
To our partners and communities in Ghana and Liberia: Thank you for welcoming our young people into your spaces, your stories, and your lives.
And to everyone who continues to believe in this work, this is the Power of People in action.
