Leymah Gbowee: A Call from God

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🗓️ 22 October 2018

⏱️ 55 minutes

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This story is a testament to the power of one person to change the world. When civil war broke out in Liberia, Leymah Gbowee was 17 years old. Over the next fourteen years it would become one of the most vicious, deadly wars in history (one tenth of the population was killed). One night Gbowee had a dream: to organize women to pray for peace. That dream led to a mass women’s movement and to some creative non-violent tactics (including a sex strike!) that helped bring an end to the war. Leymah Gbowee tells her inspiring life story here, from a poor West African village to the Nobel Peace Prize. (c ) American Academy of Achievement 2018

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0:00.0	Leymah Bowie was born in a poor village in the West African nation of Liberia,
0:09.4	but that didn't stop her from changing the world once she discovered the power of her voice.
0:16.0	I think I found it and I lost it and I found it again, but I think growing up as a child,
0:22.0	by the time I enter high school, I knew that my voice would be my greatest gift and that I could use it for the good of humanity.
0:33.0	Yeah.
0:34.0	Ms Bowie founded a women's movement in Liberia
0:38.0	to help bring an end to her nation's long and brutal civil wars.
0:42.0	Her success and her forceful voice long and brutal civil wars.
0:42.8	Her success and her forceful voice on behalf of women were recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize
0:49.1	in 2011.
0:51.4	The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize was just announced two weeks ago as I record this
0:56.8	podcast and the honorees are two people who again have bravely stood up for women around the world.
1:04.0	So it seemed like the right moment to spend some time with Leymah Bowie,
1:08.6	to be inspired by her story, and celebrate the power of one person to bring about change.
1:15.0	This is what it takes, a podcast about passion, vision, and perseverance
1:21.0	from the Academy of Achievement.
1:24.0	I'm Alice Winkler.
1:26.0	Adam made, this child is gifted.
1:29.0	And I heard that enough that I started to believe it.
1:31.0	If you have the opportunity, not a perfect opportunity,
1:35.0	and you don't take it, you may never have another job.
1:38.0	It all was so clear.
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