Kimmie Weeks

Kimmie Weeks is an internationally acclaimed Liberian activist and humanitarian. A survivor of the Liberian civil war, he endured extreme hardship as a child and, after narrowly escaping death in a refugee camp, dedicated his life to improving the lives of children and young people across Africa. At the age of seventeen, he was forced to flee Liberia and was granted political asylum in the United States due to his advocacy for the disarmament of child soldiers. While in the United States, he founded and led Youth Action International, which has impacted more than one million people in six post-war African countries.

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Over the years, he has served in many capacities, including as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council, Chief Corporate Communications Strategist for Orange and Cellcom Telecommunications, Senior Director for Africa at Integrum Scientific, and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation. Kimmie has received numerous honors and awards, including the Golden Brick Award, the World’s Children’s Prize, and one of Liberia’s highest civilian honors.

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Kimmie studied at Amherst College, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Liberia, and Walden University. He currently serves as the Employment and Training Administrator at the Delaware Department of Labor