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,...
2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit Videos
In July 2024, nearly 700 young African leaders gathered in Washington, DC, for the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit to engage in high-level sessions and workshops with...
Hundreds of Young Leaders Celebrate Ten Years of the Mandela Washington Fellowship
Nearly 700 young African leaders gathered in Washington, DC, this week for the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit to engage in high-level sessions and workshops with...
Meet the 2024 Leadership Impact Award Winner: Dr. Joel Duah Afi
Congratulations to our 2024 Leadership Impact Award Winner Dr. Joel Duah Afi, 2019 Fellowship Alumnus from Ghana! Joel Duah Afi is a healthcare professional and...
Meet the 2024 Mandela Day Service Grant Recipients!
The Mandela Washington Fellowship is pleased to announce that 10 Fellowship Alumni and Alumni Teams have been selected to receive funding for the second annual...