For years, Drexel University has welcomed recipients of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of the U.S. Department of State’s Young African Leaders Initiative...
Elevating Youth Voices in Honor of #YouthDay
Young people around the world are leading movements to protect our planet, promote democracy, support historically marginalized communities, address COVID-19, and more...
Host a Fellow for the Virtual 2022 Professional Development Experience
The 2022 Professional Development Experiences (PDEs) offer enriching opportunities for U.S. organizations to participate in a collaborative exchange by virtually hosting young African professionals for...
Hundreds of Young African Leaders Convene Virtually to Collaborate on Resilience and Inclusion
Learn more about the virtual 2021 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit.
UC Davis Fellows Look to the Future
Since 2016, the University of California, Davis, has welcomed nearly 130 African leaders through the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Through numerous leadership...
Meet the 2021 Leadership Impact Award Winner: Ian Tarimo
The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to announce that Ian Tarimo, a 2019 Fellowship Alumnus from Tanzania, has been selected as the...
2021 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit Videos
Want to learn more about the 2021 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit? Check out these videos from the sessions and featured Fellow Ignite Talks speakers.
Education in emergency in Nigeria: Creating gender equitable policies so all girls have an uninterrupted right to learn
Learn more about how 2016 Alumna Edem Dorothy Ossai's research is addressing gendered barriers to accessing education in this article from The Brookings Institution.
YALI10 Competition, Semi-Finalist: My YALI Give Back Journey
Read the semi-finalist entry from the YALI 10 Competition by Manka'ah Che, 2019 Fellowship Alumna, Cameroon.
YALI10 Competition, Semi-Finalist: Folahanmi Aina
Read the semi-finalist entry from the YALI 10 Competition by Folahanmi Aina, 2016 Fellowship Alumnus from Nigeria.