Although Iowa and Nigeria are thousands of miles apart, they share common ties through agriculture. Farmers everywhere contend with volatile markets, bad weather, and occupational hazards,...
2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit Videos
Want to learn more about the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit? Check out these videos from the sessions.
Alumni and Reciprocal Exchange Participants Selected for 2022 CDAF Grants
The Mandela Washington Fellowship is pleased to announce that four Fellowship Alumni and Reciprocal Exchange Participants have been selected to receive grants for the 2022 Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund (CDAF).
Voices of Exchange Podcast: Monumental Moments
In Richmond, Virginia, 2017 Reciprocal Exchange Participant Grady Hart teamed up with Exchange Alumna Julia Beabout to create Monumental Conversations, an augmented reality project that...
2022 Mandela Washington Fellows Arrive in the United States
The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to welcome the 2022 cohort of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders to the United States.
The True Mark of Leadership
As the CEO and Founder of Havenhill Synergy Limited, Olusegun Odunaiya aspires to resolve the electrical power crisis in Nigeria by providing clean, cost-effective solar...
The Greatest Strengths of the Mandela Washington Fellowship
In this article for The Presidential Precinct, Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem shares several pieces of advice for this year's Fellows.
Fellowship Alumna Recognized as American Bar Association’s Women of Legal Tech
2019 Fellowship Alumna Leah Molatseli is the first African woman recognized by the American Bar Association as a Women of Legal Tech.
Protecting Oceans by Advancing the Blue Economy
2021 Fellowship Alumna Sarah Nyawira is protecting oceans through her work as an environmental policy consultant. Learn more...
Promoting Intercultural Connections at the Dinner Table
To commemorate World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, the Fellowship is proud to highlight 2017 Fellowship Alumnus Luthando Dyasi and his work...