Creating clean and safe communities Let’s not return to normal — let’s return to bigger and better.” 2018 Fellowship Alumnus KV Tjatjara 2018 Fellowship Alumnus...
Fellowship Alumni Selected for 2021 Ford Global Fellowship
Congratulations to the three Fellowship Alumni who have been selected for the 2021 Ford Global Fellowship!
Nivushe film encourages young girls to explore science
Watch 2021 Leadership Impact Award winner Ian Tarimo's short animated film about a young girl determined to excel in STEM.
Managing a Team Through Workplace Obstacles
2021 Fellowship Alumna Tare Chirewa offers advice on managing a team through workplace obstacles amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
This Kenyan Activist Said No to ‘the Cut’
Learn more about 2016 Fellowship Alumna Nice Nailantei Leng'ete of Kenya in her new memoir, "The Girls in the Wild Fig
UMN Supports Africa’s Emerging Leaders
Learn more about the University of Minnesota's 2021 Leadership in Public Management Institute and the Fellows who were placed there.
Summit Prepares Young Leaders for Next Chapter
The Fellowship cultivates the next generation of leaders in fields such as civil rights, youth empowerment, poverty eradication, and public health, and is an integral...
Building Resilient Leaders in a Pandemic
For years, Drexel University has welcomed recipients of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of the U.S. Department of State’s Young African Leaders Initiative...
UC Davis Fellows Look to the Future
Since 2016, the University of California, Davis, has welcomed nearly 130 African leaders through the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Through numerous leadership...
YALI10 Competition, Semi-Finalist: My YALI Give Back Journey
Read the semi-finalist entry from the YALI 10 Competition by Manka'ah Che, 2019 Fellowship Alumna, Cameroon.