Commencement · UWC-USA, New Mexico
In May 2022, I was graduation speaker at UWC-USA, at the end of a really challenging year for the school. Having been evacuated weeks earlier from the most devastating wildfire to have hit the region in decades, I honoured the resilience of the graduating class while reminding them of the poignant words of UWC’s founder, Kurt Hahn – “You are needed…”
1 May 2022 · Commencement
Faith’s address to Macalester’s Class of 2023, on the day the college conferred his honorary doctorate — on the questions that shape a life, standing in the arena, and the charge to dream big.
Watch UWC International's Executive Director, Faith Abiodun's keynote address to UCSEA's Class of 2024. Faith's inspiring message is a reminder to all UWC recent graduates of the power in embracing optimism, resisting cynicism and leaning into discomfort to make real change happen.
In April 2022, at the culmination of a three-day visit to UWC Thailand, I addressed the community of students, teachers, parents and supporters, speaking about my vision for the UWC movement, while honouring the unique journey of UWC Thailand. I celebrated the school’s unique programme centred on mindfulness and wellbeing, and socio-emotional learning.