On April 27, 2021, Secretary of State Antony Blinken participated in an online conversation with members of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Network, including...
Update from the Mandela Washington Fellowship Regarding COVID-19
The U.S. Department of State is continuously monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and is working closely with IREX, the cooperative agency that implements the Mandela Washington...
Alumni Exclusive: New USADF Grants Management Course
We're excited to announce that a new Grants Management course – exclusively for Fellowship Alumni – will launch on the Portal on Wednesday, February 17!
Applications for 2021 LINC Grants Now Open
The U.S. Department of State and IREX are excited to announce that applications for the Leveraging Innovations in New Communities (LINC) Grant program, a unique...
Fellowship Celebrates Education and Entrepreneurship
This November, the Mandela Washington Fellowship is excited to commemorate International Education Week and Global Entrepreneurship week. As we celebrate teachers and entrepreneurs worldwide who...
What is Leadership: Lessons from Laura Lane
"I want to challenge you in the spirit of those ideals that Nelson Mandela has left for all of us to learn from… Being a...
Moving Forward Together: Servant Leadership During Crisis
Watch the Fellowship's first-ever Facebook Live event, an interactive Q&A on Moving Forward Together: Servant Leadership in Times of Crisis, focused on how Fellowship Alumni...
Introduction to Opportunities and Strategies to Promote Partnerships with U.S. Businesses
"The United States is committed to supporting the talent, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit of youth from across the African continent. YALI and Prosper Africa exemplify...
Identifying Market Needs and Gaps: Perspectives from UPS
Since the onset of COVID-19, few industries have become more essential, and simultaneously required more adjustment, than international shipping. The disruption COVID-19 has caused to...
Introducing the 2020 Leadership Impact Award Winner
The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to announce that Ibrahima Kalil Gueye, 2018 Fellowship Alumnus from Guinea, has been selected as the...