Auma Obama: "that's what we do at Sauti Kuu we ask the people -- what do you need to improve your lives -- to make your lives livable -- to make your lives such that you don't run away from what you really are -- that you see your potential."
Auma Obama: "that's what we do at Sauti Kuu we ask the people -- what do you need to improve your lives -- to make your lives livable -- to make your lives such that you don't run away from what you really are -- that you see your potential."
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Auma Obama runs an organization in Kogelo, Kenya, aimed at encouraging young people to lift themselves out of poverty.
Auma Obama runs an organization in Kogelo, Kenya, aimed at encouraging young people to lift themselves out of poverty.
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The CNN crew poses with Auma Obama at Sauti Kuu after two days of following the organization.
The CNN crew poses with Auma Obama at Sauti Kuu after two days of following the organization.
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Kids walk to Sauti Kuu after school -- often without shoes -- to participate in choreographed dances and to play in sports events.
Kids walk to Sauti Kuu after school -- often without shoes -- to participate in choreographed dances and to play in sports events.
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Part of Sauti Kuu's mission is to serve as an example to community for how to grow and provide food for themselves. Auma Obama shows Brooke Baldwin the gardens, saying "It's so easy to do this -- and it's so normal -- it doesn't make sense that people are going hungry when they have land."
Part of Sauti Kuu's mission is to serve as an example to community for how to grow and provide food for themselves. Auma Obama shows Brooke Baldwin the gardens, saying "It's so easy to do this -- and it's so normal -- it doesn't make sense that people are going hungry when they have land."
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Baldwin sits with two young girls who come to Sauti Kuu. Auma Obama: "One needs to know that these young people are able and can do a lot with their lives -- they just need the support."
Baldwin sits with two young girls who come to Sauti Kuu. Auma Obama: "One needs to know that these young people are able and can do a lot with their lives -- they just need the support."
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Auma Obama gave Baldwin unprecedented access to the family she shares with the President - including their 93-year-old step-grandmother who still lives in Kogelo -- where their father is buried.
Auma Obama gave Baldwin unprecedented access to the family she shares with the President - including their 93-year-old step-grandmother who still lives in Kogelo -- where their father is buried.
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Auma Obama: "that's what we do at Sauti Kuu we ask the people -- what do you need to improve your lives -- to make your lives livable -- to make your lives such that you don't run away from what you really are -- that you see your potential."
Auma Obama: "that's what we do at Sauti Kuu we ask the people -- what do you need to improve your lives -- to make your lives livable -- to make your lives such that you don't run away from what you really are -- that you see your potential."
Brooke Baldwin/CNN
Auma Obama: "that's what we do at Sauti Kuu we ask the people -- what do you need to improve your lives -- to make your lives livable -- to make your lives such that you don't run away from what you really are -- that you see your potential."
Auma Obama: "that's what we do at Sauti Kuu we ask the people -- what do you need to improve your lives -- to make your lives livable -- to make your lives such that you don't run away from what you really are -- that you see your potential."
Brooke Baldwin/CNN