As a storyteller and artist, 2019 Fellowship Alumna Elizabeth Mwambulukutu of Tanzania collaborates with tribal leaders in eastern Tanzania to record local folklore through her...
A Free and Fair Media Starts With Us
Margaret Lole, a 2019 Fellowship Alumna from South Sudan, believes that it is up to young people to ensure that their countries have a free...
Voices of Exchange Podcast: From Bullets to Books
On this episode, 2018 Fellowship Alumnus Jok Abraham Thon, founder and director of Promised Land Secondary School in South Sudan, shares how he is advancing...
Opening up the tech space for girls in Samburu
Janet Leparteleg, 2018 Fellowship Alumna from Kenya, founded Butterfly Techies, a community-based organization in Samburu which trains girls to take up Science, Technology, Engineering and...
Developing communities through cross-continent Alumni partnerships
Since the Fellowship’s inception in 2014, Alumni have been joining forces to make a difference and share strategies for amplifying impact in their communities across...
Voices of Exchange Podcast: Jumping Out of Water
On this episode, Reciprocal Exchange participant Gail Prensky, a U.S. arts envoy exchange alumna and documentary filmmaker, speaks about her work shedding light on the...
Supporting Farmers Through Renewable Energy
The theme of Earth Day 2021 is “Restore Our Earth,” highlighting emerging green technologies and innovative thinking that can restore the world’s ecosystems.
NGO donates mobility aids to 100 students in Ondo
2019 Fellowship Alumna Folajogun Akinlami's nongovernment organization, Differently Abled Foundation, donated walking aids and low vision writing aids for over one hundred students in schools...
American Impact Award: Bullets to Books
The inaugural American Impact Award event took place on March 17, presented by 2019 Reciprocal Exchange Participants Gail Prensky, Cindy Oxberry, Sean MacLaughlin, and Andy...
Preparing Deaf Mandela Washington Fellows for Their Program in the United States
The U.S. Department of State-sponsored National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange (NCDE) often receives questions about how colleges and universities can support international Deaf students....