Dalai Lama Fellows
Assama Ketegou
Leadership Vision
I will maintain an open mind and heart, all while keeping my gaze on humanity’s inner values, especially in the midst of uncertainty and darkness, for they are certainly valued by all and have the potential to illuminate the darkest situations.
Project Description
Project Pandora is a hybrid community health and positive youth development initiative, which aims to improve positive health and educational outcomes for high school adolescents living with chronic illness. We provide health education and literacy, a community of support, and life training via narrative support groups and illness-specific mentorship. Project Pandora ends with an awareness raising exhibition that engages the able-bodied community through role reversal, with students in the program designing and facilitating unique programming to illustrate what it is like to live with a chronic illness to those who do not.