Barack Obama’s sisters have given their bro a bit of competition when it comes to doing good in the world. Auma Obama, Barack’s older sister, grew up in Kenya but moved to Germany, where she obtained most of her education. Auma studied at Heidelberg University from 1981 to 1987 before she attended the University of Bayreuth in the late ’80s, where she obtained a doctorate. Since her schooling, Auma has filled her resume with plenty of impressive jobs. She worked for Care International, an aid organization, and she’s a member of the Governing Council of the Kilimanjaro Initiative, an organization that allows underprivileged youth to ascend Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, as a self-esteem-boosting experience. This just scratches the surface of all the work she has done. She has received numerous awards, and in 2010, she released her memoir, “And Then Life Happens.”
Auma isn’t the only woman in the family with an impressive resume. Barack’s little sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, attended Barnard College for her master’s before moving back to Hawaii, where she earned her Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii. After her schooling, Soetoro-NG became a teacher in Hawaii and took part as an advisor in the Obama Foundation. As if that wasn’t enough, Soetoro-NG went on to release a children’s book titled “Ladder to the Moon” in 2017.
