Motasim Abdalla

Motasim Abdalla, Youth Lead Organizer at Portland Empowered

I joined YEPs because it was recommended to me by a friend. I hope to graduate from high school and go to college. I like to play soccer and run track.

Narciso Massala

Narciso Massala, Youth Lead Organizer at Portland Empowered

I joined YEPS to help improve my leadership skills and help schools in my community grow and improve the teaching system, I hope schools understand or adopt new methods of interacting with their students these days… I love technology and I hope to be a system engineer in the future.

Eliezer Mambueni

Eliezer Mambueni, Youth Lead Organizer at Portland Empowered

I joined YEP because it helps me be busy with the time that I don’t do or have anything, this me more opportunity express myself and learn a lot of things with new people, knowing if they there are from different places as you are. My education in the future is that I want to […]

Martin Kalala

Martin Kalala, Youth Lead Organizer at Portland Empowered

I joined YEP because I wanted to get money and to be part of this group where my ideas can be heard. My guidance counselor told me about this program and the opportunity that I could have joining it. My hopes for education in the future is to love what I’m learning, not because someone […]

Zeinab Hassan

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My name is Zeinab. I’m a junior at Casco Bay High school. I enjoy learning new things and hanging out with friends and family as well as traveling. I wanted to be a student leader to mend the wrongs in our school district and fix certain parts of the educational system in our community. I […]

Mohamed Abdalla

Mohamed Abdalla, youth lead organizer at Portland Empowered

I’m a sophomore at deering high school. I like to play sports and hang with friends. I’m an exciting person. I was told about youth engagement partners by my principal Dr. Ahmed. I decided to join because I like creating change around my community, working with other students and leaders. Yeps has taught me become […]

Blaise Vilakazi

blaise vilakazi, youth lead organizer at portland empowered

I want to have an impact on school policy and decisions that will be more inclusive. I enjoy sports, spending time with friends and making a difference in my community. I have a passion for helping others as well as learning about Black History.

Faysal Hagi

Faysal Hagi, youth lead organizer at portland empowered

I am a sophomore at Deering High School. I became a member of YEPs because I wanted to become a better leader for my community. I’ve had trouble being open and upfront in the past. I wasn’t really open back then and I always wanted to be the person and especially, the leader I knew […]

Josiah King

josiah king, youth lead organizer at portland empowered

hello, my name is josiah king and i go to deering high school. the main reason that i joined yeps was to gain leadership skills and meet new people. My hoops for my education in the future is to keep learning and expand my knowledge. my biggest hobbies and skills are definitely playing basketball.