2016 Fellowship Alumna Lydie Mukasekuru from Rwanda and 2016 Fellowship Alumnus Golden Maunganidze from Zimbabwe embarked on a project with a clear goal — introducing...
Enhancing Professional Development Through Virtual Collaboration
Following the completion of their in-person Professional Development Experiences (PDEs) in September 2023, Mandela Washington Fellows had the option to continue collaborating with their Host...
Building our Future: Capacity Building for Today’s Health Managers
2019 Fellowship Alumnus and 2024 Leadership Impact Award winner Joel Duah Afi collaborated with Kisha Elder Lawson and Michelle Lawson in May, 2024, on a Reciprocal...
Bridging the Gender Gap Through Entrepreneurship Training
One of the biggest challenges when starting a business is turning a new idea into an actionable business plan. Around the world, women face even...
Promoting Rights for People with Disabilities
Celebrated annually on December 9, International Day of Persons with Disabilities promotes the rights of people with disabilities worldwide. At the heart of these rights...
Navigating Through The Unfamiliar: Finding Our Place As Leaders With Disabilities
Brian Waihenya is a 2023 Fellowship Alumnus from Kenya. Brian is a writer and disability rights advocate, focusing on creating awareness about issues faced by...
Telling Real Stories
After completing his Leadership in Civic Engagement Institute at Michigan State University this summer, 2023 Fellowship Alumnus Calvin Manika completed a Professional Development Experience (PDE)...
Young African Leaders Find Inspiration, Confidence at Cornell
This summer, 25 Fellows from countries across Sub-Saharan Africa completed a Leadership in Public Management Institute at Cornell University. This article from the Cornell Chronicle...
Fellowship Alumni Attend African Diaspora Investment Symposium
In March 2023, 6 Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni attended the eighth annual African Diaspora Investment Symposium in Mountain View, California.
A Journey Three Years in the Making
On July 16, nearly 200 young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa arrived in the United States, and while it is certainly impressive to bring exchange participants...