59. Humanitarian Danielle De La Fuente talks about helping children worldwide

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59. Humanitarian Danielle De La Fuente talks about helping children worldwide

Danielle De La Fuente, is a Latina Founder behind the Amal Alliance. Her non-profit organization (based in NYC) is focused on teaching refugee children in Greece, Uganda and Bangladesh. Her work is beautiful and inspirational as you listen to the impact she is having on traumatized children. A Mexican, Boston University graduate - Danielle De La Fuente has vast experience in peacebuilding and diplomatic efforts stemming from her work at the US Department of Defense and multiple Embassies. Her passion for achieving sustainable development, led her to form the Amal Alliance. Amal is a non-governmental nonprofit organization that provides displaced and disenfranchised children worldwide with social development programs that help cope with the invisible scars of trauma, and the learning fundamentals that guarantee them future opportunities to succeed. As a passionate advocate for childrens’ rights to education and to play, she specializes in social emotional learning. Bridging policy and practice, she sits on the Advisory Board of Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center, a G20Y committee, and forms part of numerous international coalitions and UN task teams for early childhood development and inclusive education. Her work has received many accolades including winning UNHCR’s Humanitarian Education Accelerator COVID 19 Challenge, being a Top 3 Nominee for 2020’s Crisis and Conflict Response, and featured for her COVID-19 Leadership Response in Vulnerable Settings. Like her work, Danielle’s own background is rich in culture as she was born in San Diego to immigrant parents from Mexico and Iran, is multilingual, and has lived in 5 countries. She obtained her BA in International Relations from Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Affairs and MLitt in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Danielle is a Kids Yoga Instructor, and Mindfulness Educator. If you want to join Danielle in her mission contact her at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-de-la-fuente-9049365/https://www.amalalliance.org/https://colorsofkindness.org/ You can sign up for our public speaking course here www.speaktothrive.com or write to us at [e-mail]