Margaret Phillips is a visionary. As a former refugee from Liberia, Margaret wants to share her experience with young people. As a Youth Worker, she is passionate about empowering young people to talk about issues that affect them. Margaret wants to open dialogs on issues such as mental health, domestic violence and positive body image in the African community. She also wants to continue advocating on behalf of other young people whose energy she believes is constantly misrepresented by the media.

The Shout Out Speakers’ Podcast celebrates the voices of all young people in Australia. Our simple aim is to inspire hope in anyone who listens to our unique stories about courage, resilience, creativity and more!

Our agency is run through the Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia, and you can book us for your next school assembly, conference or community event at www.yacwa.org.au/shoutout/.

The stories in this podcast were written, prepared and recorded by young people in Perth, Western Australia, after two days’ of leadership and public speaking training in 2018.

Podcast produced by Taku Mbudzi and Josh Martin in Melbourne and Percy Kalino in Perth.