Fombah Kanneh grew up in a makeshift house in the slums of Monrovia, Liberia, during the country’s civil war. As in many other cities, slum life in Monrovia is notoriously hard — plagued by drugs, poverty, hunger and peer pressure to engage in destructive behavior. Learn more: https://yali.state.gov/yali-voices-podcast-education-changed-his-life-now-hes-giving-back/