Diaspora led organizations - Basketball to Uplift the Youth -Dave

Diaspora led organizations - Basketball to Uplift the Youth -Dave Fils-Aime

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In this Episode we speak to Dave Fils- Aime Founder and Executive Director of Basketball to Uplift the Youth (BAL) a non-profit organization that uses basketball as a tool to educate and mentor Haitian youth. Dave left a promising career in International Development to concentrate on BAL. He will talk about his career trajectory and how he keeps BAL running during exceptionally difficult times in Haiti. The opinions shared on this forum are the opinions of the individuals and are not the opinions of the organizations and institutes that they work for.

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