Pursuing an education "Against All Odds"

Author and activist Betty Ogiel Rubanga joins host Aloysius Uche Ordu for a conversation on dreams, hope, hard work, learning, authentic leadership, poverty, and survival. She is the author of the memoir, Against All Odds: A memoir of Resilience, Determination and Luck Amidst Hardship for an African Girl Child in Her Passionate Pursuit for Education.

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Pursuing an education “Against All Odds”

Pursuing an education “Against All Odds”

Betty Ogiel Rubanga and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Pursuing an education “Against All Odds”

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Pursuing an education “Against All Odds”

Betty Ogiel Rubanga and Betty Ogiel Rubanga Author and Founder - Betty Ogiel Foundation Aloysius Uche Ordu Aloysius Uche Ordu Director - Africa Growth Initiative, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Betty Ogiel Rubanga and Aloysius Uche Ordu