Nyra Govan, a 20-year-old from Saint George, SC, approached her town council with a straightforward request: her community needed a space to get physically active, and she wanted to use a public building to make it happen. They said yes — and gave her the building for free.
Baratunde Thurston sits down with Nyra to hear how she built a free community health and movement program from the ground up, and what she learned about local government along the way.
DIY Civics is a series produced by Andrew Carnegie Foundation featuring our Carnegie Young Leaders in action.
