For the first time since the Fellowship’s inception, seventy 2021 Fellowship completed their Professional Development Experiences (PDEs) virtually. Learn more about the recently completed virtual...
Fellowship Alumni and Reciprocal Exchange Participants Awarded 2021 CDAF Grants
The Fellowship is proud to announce that 17 Alumni and Reciprocal Exchange Participants have been awarded grants from the 2021 Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund (CDAF).
Champion of women entrepreneurs’ growth
As the Chief Executive Officer of Cherehani Africa and founder of Afrikapu, 2018 Fellowship Alumna Nasreen Ali Mohamed is passionate about empowering low-income households in...
Alumna’s music video wins 2021 Adobe Government Creativity Award
Congratulations 2015 Alumna Grace Jerry for winning a 2021 Adobe Government Creativity Award!
Voices of Exchange Podcast: Ambassador of Exchange
Learn more about 2019 Alumnus Ian Tarimo's work in this Voices of Exchange episode.
GatesNotes: Heroes in Africa fighting the pandemic – and the next one
Learn more about why 2021 Alumna Mamello Makhele is one of Bill Gates' heroes fighting the pandemic - and working to prevent the next one...
Sharing Stories of FGM Survivors Through Film
A Fellowship Alumna and American Reciprocal Exchange Participant collaborate on a documentary where survivors share their stories about female genital mutilation (FGM).
Providing healthcare for vulnerable populations in Benin
World AIDS Day is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, a cause that Mandela Washington Fellowship...
Fellowship Alumna Named African Business Hero 2021 Top 10 Finalist
Congratulations to Yvette Ishimwe, 2019 Fellowship Alumna from Rwanda, who was named a Top 10 Finalist for the 2021 African Business Hero Award.
Bringing clean water to communities across Africa
Over one billion people worldwide lack access to a source of safe drinking water, according to UNICEF. Murendeni Mafumo aims to change that.