Through innovative projects, advocacy, and leadership, Fellowship Alumni are addressing critical challenges, including education, economic opportunity, and gender equality. Their efforts are equipping young women...
Sustainable Agriculture for a Food-Secure Future in Africa
Agripreneurs build, organize, and manage their business with a focus on the agriculture sector. As agriculture forms a large portion of many African countries' GDP,...
Celebrating Ten Years: Messages from Fellowship Partners
Established in 2014, the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2024. Over the past decade, nearly 7,200 talented...
Empowering Journalists, Building Peace
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...
Fostering Transformative Leadership
Into Africa is a podcast from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) where host Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Africa program director and senior fellow...
Fellowship Alumnus named Top Agri-Food Pioneer
2023 Fellowship Alumnus Terese Akpem was named a 2024 Top Agri-Food Pioneer (TAP). The World Food Prize Foundation selected 38 leading innovators from across the...
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...
American Impact Award Application Now Open
The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to announce that applications for the American Impact Award (AIA) are being accepted through September 23,...
Applications for 2025 Reciprocal Exchange Component Now Open
The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to announce that applications for the Reciprocal Exchange component of the Mandela Washington Fellowship are open...