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YALI Voices Podcast: Mystère Diksia on Agribusiness and Building Resilience in Communities

October 10, 2019

YALI Voices Podcast: Mystère Diksia on Agribusiness and Building Resilience in Communities It’s not good to give money to people because they have a problem....

YALI Voices Podcast: Phyllis Zyambo Is Empowering Rural Women and Youth Through Fish Farming Cooperatives

October 7, 2019

Phyllis Zyambo, 2018 Fellowship Alumna from Zambia, describes herself as always having a “thirst for knowledge.” Graduating at the top of her class in secondary...

YALI Voices Podcast: Nombuso Simelane Wants Girls to Glow in Eswatini

October 3, 2019

A great deal of our future lies in the hands of top leading women. Contributing to this pool of tomorrow’s professionals, Nombuso Simelane, 2018 Fellowship...

YALI Voices Podcast: Nangamso Koza is Bringing Educational Opportunity to South Africa’s Eastern Cape

October 1, 2019

Nangamso Koza’s greatest goal is to help the youth and her community grow. That is why she founded the Inqubela Foundation, dedicated to providing leadership...

Mandela Washington Fellows Visit Minnesota to Build Connections and Feed the World

September 5, 2019

Laurent Shilingi is one of 700 Fellows selected out of more than 38,000 African applicants to the Mandela Washington Fellowship to travel to the United...

YALI Voices Podcast: Nozipho Dlali Seeks Equal Justice for All

July 23, 2019

In South Africa, Nozipho Dlali is seeking equal justice for all. She established her own law firm to better serve her community and assist community...

YALI Voices Podcast: For Gcina Dlamini Success as an Agripreneur Started Early

July 15, 2019

Gcina Dlamini, a 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow from Eswatini, discovered his passion for agriculture at a young age.

My rise as a refugee girl: Why I’m giving back to girls in South Sudan

June 9, 2019

After growing up as a refugee in South Sudan, 2018 Fellow Victoria Nasera overcame adversity to succeed and is paying it forward through the Nasvick...

YALI Voices Podcast: Zimbabwe’s Leon Damba Talks Agriprocessing and Catering to His Customers

April 1, 2019

2018 Fellowship Alumnus Leon Damba is the founder and managing partner of The Sous Chef Limited, an environmentally friendly, healthy and affordable catering and food-processing...

YALI Voices Podcast: Auxence Muhigwa Talks Producing Healthy Soybean Oil in the DRC

January 21, 2019

Auxence Muhigwa is providing food security and employment to as many agriculturists as possible.

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