Growing up in rural Kenya where farming was the core business, social entrepreneur and 2019 Fellowship Alumna Joyce Kamande has always been passionate about supporting farmers and...
Four Ways to Use Your Business for Good
2019 Fellowship Alumna Deborah Brown, creative director of the KidsABILITY Initiative, is applying her talents to help the most vulnerable in Nigeria.
His Business Secret? Never Giving Up.
2019 Fellowship Alumnus Abass Mamud Sesay is the founder of the nonprofit Active Ambassadors Network Sierra Leone, which works to promote climate change action, girl-child...
She’s Creating an Inclusive World, One Chess Game at a Time
2019 Fellowship Alumna Keenese Katisenge is the founder of Limitless Minds, a chess academy for people with special needs in Botswana. In addition to chess...
Her Side Job is Standing Up for Survivors of Abuse
2019 Fellowship Alumna Gloria Busingye, managing director of The Kontent Kitchen and founder of the Safe Circle for Children Initiative, is advocating for an end...
Now is the time to network, says one young leader in Cameroon
2018 Fellowship Alumnus Javnyuy Joybert wanted to help young people refocus their daily lives by addressing their worries about the future during the COVID-19 pandemic.
YALI Voices Podcast: Lilian Kaivilu Is Making an Impact Training Citizen Journalists
“There are so many untold stories, so many unheard voices, but let’s always fact-check the stories and differentiate between public relations and ethical journalism.”
Meet the Woman Paving the Way for Girls in Kenya
2019 Fellowship Alumna Christine Sabdio Roba, a GIRL project officer at Mercy Corps Kenya, is providing young women with the skills and resources she lacked...
Leading in a crisis: how one Fellowship Alumnus led his team to success during the COVID-19 pandemic
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies and organizations worldwide have adopted creative strategies to keep their enterprises afloat. For companies in fragile economies,...
Promoting awareness of COVID-19 through music
Music is a universal language, able to unite people of all ages, nationalities, and abilities. This universality inspired Grace Jerry, a 2015 Mandela Washington Fellowship...