Barely a week after her grandson made history by becoming the first African American to win the country’s presidency, Mama Sarah Obama has landed an international job as a Goodwill Ambassador against malnutrition.
The Intergovernmental institution for the use of Micro-Algae Spirulina against Malnutrition (IIMAM) said the 86-year-old would join its other ambassadors, who include former Argentine football star, Diego Maradona. In a statement issued from New York, the organisation said Sarah will work with its subsidiary in Kenya — the Kisumu Kids Empowerment Organisation (KKEO), which is working on spirulina — a locally cultivated algae food supplement for malnourished children and people with HIV/AIDS. The statement also said the Obama family had accepted to act as key local facilitators for the spirulina initiatives.
Sarah could not be reached for comment but a family source disclosed they were due to meet the spirulina team next week for an official ceremony. The KKEO Director Els Wijt Mulder confirmed the appointment. “She will help to further the mandate of our organisation to realise a world free of malnutrition and hunger by mainstreaming the use of spirulina,” said Mulder.
