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...
Applications for 2024 LINC Grants are Now Open
The application period for the LINC Grant closed on March 8, 2024. No additional applications are being accepted at this time. The U.S. Department of...
Beyond the Goalposts: Empowering Malagasy Youth Through Football
Learn how 2022 Alumnus Mirado Rakotoharimalala is promoting youth development through soccer programs in Madagascar
U.S. Educational Institutions to Host Mandela Washington Fellows
The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to announce the 28 U.S. educational institutions selected to host 700 Mandela Washington Fellows in summer 2024.
Alumni Selected for Inaugural Pamoja Founders Project
The inaugural cohort of the Pamoja Founders Project social impact entrepreneurs is a group of 12 stellar young leaders from six African nations. Through a...
Apply for an Alumni Legacy Grant!
To celebrate the Fellowship's 10th anniversary, Alumni are invited to apply for the Alumni Legacy Grant, a one-time grant to develop a creative product in...
2022 Alumna Named Mandela Rhodes Scholar
2022 Fellowship Alumna Sophia Wabosha Otieno was named a Mandela Rhodes Scholar . The Mandela Rhodes Foundation provides a highly competitive postgraduate scholarship for young...
Mapping the DNA of an Idea
In this webinar, Fellowship partner Lauri Elliott, CEO of Globalstratos, and two Fellowship Alumni highlighted content from the new “Mapping the DNA of an Idea”...
Bringing Healthcare Management Best Practices to Ghana
After being accepted into the 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship cohort, Dr. Hamza Asumah found himself on a plane to the United States for a Leadership...
Inspiring Future STEM Careers Through Science Fairs
Learn how GirledUp Ghana is inspiring STEM careers through science fairs.