{"id":27924,"date":"2022-12-07T10:13:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T10:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/young-people-are-fulcrums-of-todays-society"},"modified":"2022-12-07T10:13:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T10:13:01","slug":"young-people-are-fulcrums-of-todays-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/young-people-are-fulcrums-of-todays-society","title":{"rendered":"\u201cYoung People are Fulcrums of Today\u2019s Society\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>Born and raised during the Liberian civil war, and having to navigate through the vicissitudes of a daring past, John T. Sarboah Jr\u2019s story, like many Liberian Youths today, is that of a little boy who sees beyond the darkness of today with a furnace of hope in his eyes.<\/p>\n

For most of his childhood, John was displaced by the war into the villages of rural Nimba in the Gar region, where hunger, lack of access to clean water, and diseases, accounted for more deaths than the bullets of guns.<\/p>\n

\u201cI say this, because my mother even survived TB, due to the Medical intervention by a medical doctor named, Dr. Jallah who was assigned at the TB annex in Wuo\u2019s Town near Ganta in 2003,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He grew up as a children\u2019s pastor and leader in the McAllister UMC\u2019s youth and children ministry, preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ during high school devotions while playing lead roles throughout his primary and secondary education at the Ganta United Methodist High School.<\/p>\n

In 2012, while serving as Spokesperson of the Student Council Government, John went on to join a local Boy Scout troop and later rose to the ranks of Senior Patrol Leader, District Commissioner, and Acting County Commissioner of the Nimba Scout Council.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were able to reach over 150 young boys and girls, transforming lives, and today, most of them went on to various colleges and are now our community\u2019s unsung heroes. Those young people changed my outlook on leadership,\u201d he added in his recollection.<\/p>\n

Off to college, John would soon earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Biology with honors from Cuttington University in 2015, on track toward his childhood dream of becoming a Medical Doctor.<\/p>\n

While at Cuttington, John volunteered with the Hitachi Tutorial Session as a tutor and was also a founding member of the Environmental Conservation Club Liberia, where he served as the organization\u2019s first Secretary General and later Public relations officer.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth campus-based organizations existed as a space where we could connect, help each other improve our academic skills, and volunteer services to the community in which we found ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also served as dorm counselor of the Lower Gardiner Dormitory, and President of His Service Learning Group. John is the former Vice President of the Liberia Medical Students Association, a \u201822 Fellow of the Obama Leaders Africa Program, a final-year medical student at the Achille Mario Dogliotti College of Medicine, an emerging healthcare advocate, and a public speaker.<\/p>\n

He is passionate about service to his country, community, and people. He believes that, beyond being \u2018future leaders\u2019, young people are an important part of the fulcrum of today\u2019s society. And if the future we all hope for is attainable, that will be because the existing system is flooded with deserving young people with the energy and expertise to lead a disruptive change.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no time more convenient for intergenerational solidarity in the context of the Liberian dream, than now. We (the younger generation)\u201d are ready and it\u2019s high time that we have an equal opportunity at the table.\u201d<\/p>\n

In early 2023, John intends to establish his foundation, Sarboah Foundation, a Non-For-Profit venture that will provide a platform for young, passionate, and value-driven boys and girls to develop their leadership skills, connect with opportunities and realize their fullest potential.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a son of a teacher (father) and a mother did not complete elementary school and the first of my family to graduate from university, I feel compelled to give back, create the engines that will get this country moving, and inspire the next generation into action.<\/p>\n

President Obama assured me, \u201cChange will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. Sitting in the same room with President Obama at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum in New York and having to share space with a man whose insight, speeches, and actions continue to inspire change all around the world, was just mind-blowing,\u201d he said. \u201cPresident Obama has changed my perspective on leadership and democracy and I could not be more ready to translate this into concrete actions.\u201d<\/p>\n

John called on all young leaders in Liberia and across the world to take advantage of the Obama Foundation Leaders Program to expand their horizons and develop their potential for the herculean task of leadership.<\/p>\n

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