Concepción Gaxiola is the Executive Director of Advancing Girls' Education-Africa (AGE-Africa). She is normally found at the organization's Washington DC headquarters, but, just days after our podcast recording, she was flying out to Malawi to spend some time with the staff and girls. AGE Africa works to connect girls to a sustainable future through regular school attendance. The aim is for them to advance into careers or occupations that will help their families and the local economies. Along with scholarships, the organization provides life-skills programming that has become quite popular, not only because of how it is uniquely delivered, but, because it has instigated conversation groups. These groups helped to keep the girls active during the pandemic and have kept them involved in the program and, more importantly, has increased interest in staying in school. The success stories are popping up all around the villages in Malawi now, and we will hear some of those as well as all about the organization's work during this episode. With Concepción, we are joined by her Board Vice Chair, Jeanine Jackson (former US Amb. to Malawi) and Dr. Aaron Smith of Workplace Readiness Solutions. Visit AGE Africa: https://ageafrica.org/ Frontrunners Development is a business development agency focused on creating business connections that matter. We produce and publish Frontrunners Innovate. The people we interview for our podcast are working from the diplomatic, corporate, and founder levels on innovating solutions on the world's most challenging problems. Most interviews generate new and exciting business opportunities, often before we even get off the interview. To see our most current videos and connect with us, visit https://www.frontrunnersinnovate.com/