

Faith Akovi
218 posts

@FaithAkovi
Regional Director, IRC-RAI, Former Country Dir, IRC-Liberia. Reg Adv. West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative, Ghana. Humanitarian Views are my own.








One more reason to stand with refugees & asylees: A new @hhsgov study finds that they contributed a net $124 billion to U.S. government at all levels over a 15-year period. This is just one more example of how welcoming policies benefit all Americans. hhs.gov/about/news/202…







‘Privilege, honor, and profound responsibility.’ U.S. Refugee Advisory Board advocate and former refugee @aydazugay heads to the Global #RefugeeForum. Here is her message to the world's largest gathering on refugee issues. bit.ly/46TaMO8









Proud to be @BarackObama and #Mandela’s Legacy. Grateful for this experience that will last a lifetime. I did this for my little girls - a woman’s place is not in the kitchen. She can be who and what she wants to be with support of global platforms like the @WashFellowship