"Don’t think about what anyone else is doing. Start by looking at your community and the needs that they have. Then think about how you...
Meet the Young Woman in Uganda Advocating for Women’s Health. Her Secret? Love What You Do.
"In my four years of clinical practice, I witnessed how much misinformation resulted in serious health problems for the public. Health education matters a lot...
Youth-led solutions during COVID-19: Harnessing social media
Young people around the world are using social media to address issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. 2015 Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumnus Alieu Jallow’s organization...
Taking the Next Step: My Leadership Journey
As the chair and co-founder of the NGO Organization for Positive Change, I believe that there is no equality where there is corruption. As the...
YALI Voices Podcast: Senegal’s Awa Thiam Uses Data to Link Farmers with Schools in Need
"I want the Lifantou program to be used in all the schools in Senegal and all the farmers to be able to feed their children...
FP Virtual Dialogue: Profiles of Resilience
Around the world, the coronavirus has had an outsized impact on vulnerable populations in fragile countries, overtaxing healthcare infrastructure and government response systems while exacerbating...
Education in one Nigerian slum goes digital as charity creates virtual learning hub
"At Slum2School we believe that the future of education is digital and every child deserves to have access to the best of educational tools to...
How Drexel’s Mandela Washington Fellows are Taking on COVID-19 Across the Globe
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus in the United States, the Drexel University community has continued to innovate and collaborate to find solutions for the...
Alumna Fights Against the Coronavirus with Fashion
In the Liberian capital of Monrovia, the government mandates that all citizens must wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 2019 Fellowship Alumna...
Fellowship Alumnus Receives U.S. Embassy Grant for Work with COVID-19
Rural Health Mission Nigeria, run by 2018 Fellowship Alumnus Muhammad Saddiq, was recently been awarded a $20,000 grant by the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria to implement...