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Alumni Enrichment Institute Participants Arrive in the United States

July 26, 2022

The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to welcome 200 Participants from the 2021 virtual Fellowship cohort for the Alumni Enrichment Institutes.

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Hundreds of Young African Leaders Convene to Collaborate on Sustainability and Inclusion

July 19, 2022

Hundreds of young African leaders recently convened for the virtual 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit.  Selected from a pool of more than 35,000 applicants, the 700...

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Meet the 2022 Leadership Impact Award Winner: Marie Christina Kolo

July 13, 2022

Congratulations to Marie Christina Kolo, 2017 Fellowship Alumna from Madagascar, who has been selected for the 2022 Leadership Impact Award!

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2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit Videos

July 12, 2022

Want to learn more about the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit? Check out these videos from the sessions.

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Seeking Readers for 2023 Fellowship Applications

June 29, 2022

The U.S. Department of State and IREX seek academic, professional, and regional experts to read and score applications for the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship.

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2022 Mandela Washington Fellows Arrive in the United States 

June 21, 2022

The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to welcome the 2022 cohort of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders to the United States.

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Meet the Catalyst Grant Winner: 2021 Fellowship Alumnus Abdallah Mabrouck

May 4, 2022

The Mandela Washington Fellowship Catalyst Grant was a unique funding opportunity for 2021 Fellowship Alumni that funds initiatives that catalyze change and distribute proven poverty...

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U.S. Educational Institutions to Host Alumni Enrichment Institutes  

March 23, 2022

The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to announce the eight U.S. educational institutions selected to host 2022 Alumni Enrichment Institutes, an opportunity for 2021...

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Announcing the 2022 Leadership Impact Award

March 15, 2022

The U.S. Department of State and IREX are excited to announce the 2022 Leadership Impact Award launch, an opportunity for Alumni of the Mandela Washington...

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Navigating the New Information Landscape – Resilience to Disinformation

February 23, 2022

During this discussion, the speakers discussed the history of mis- and disinformation and why it has proliferated over the last couple of decades while previewing...

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