James Papy Kwabo, a 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumnus and founder of Alternative Youth Radio, Liberia’s first youth radio station, is using his platform to...

2015 Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumnus Moussa Kondo’s organization Accountability Lab Mali is countering misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic by sending out daily updates in French...

On March 8, people and organizations around the world will commemorate International Women’s Day by celebrating the achievements of women working to eliminate gender discrimination....

After he lost his vision shortly after graduating high school, 2015 Mandela Washington Fellow Alieu Jaiteh of The Gambia was determined to help visually-impaired people...

Earlier this year, the Fellowship launched the Leveraging Innovations in New Communities (LINC) Grant, a new funding opportunity for Fellowship Alumni to travel to each...

In Kenya, roughly 50% of all mangoes don’t meet the quality standard for export, resulting in food waste and wasted effort from farmers. After his...

2017 Mandela Washington Fellow Adams Cassinga has dedicated his organization ConservCongo to protecting native species and combatting trafficking in the Congo Basin.

In schools across Ghana, young girls struggle to enter the male-dominated Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. 2014 Fellow Regina Agyare is working to...

"I cannot afford to be mediocre after such an eye-opening opportunity as a Mandela Washington Fellow. Having the opportunity to participate in the fellowship made...

When he came to the United States during the inaugural year of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Vital Sounouvou, 2014 Fellow from Benin, had an idea...