The 2021 theme of World Health Day: “building a fairer, healthier world” is a daily goal for Claire Sambou. Claire is a Mandela Washington Fellowship...
NGO donates mobility aids to 100 students in Ondo
2019 Fellowship Alumna Folajogun Akinlami's nongovernment organization, Differently Abled Foundation, donated walking aids and low vision writing aids for over one hundred students in schools...
You’re the Change You Want to See, Says One Young Leader in Benin
2017 Mandela Washington Fellow Maureen Jessica Gaba is an assistant in the Ministry of Digital Economy and Communication in Benin and is using mobile banking...
Announcing Gates Foundation Generation Equality Forum Youth Grantees
Congratulations to N'zani Kassim Zani, 2019 Fellowship Alumna from Kenya, on her organization the Hijabi Mentorship Program recently being awarded a $50,000 grant from the...
‘Paving the Way for Girls’ by Addressing Gender Inequality
Gender equality cannot be achieved without the involvement of men and boys. They must abandon harmful stereotypes, embrace respectful, healthy relationships, and support all people’s...
Racheal Counters Violent Extremism and Empowers Women in Uganda
Racheal Mpiriirwe Kaigo, a 2018 Fellowship Alumna, is very familiar with political processes in Uganda. After finishing university, she worked for a women’s organization called...
American Impact Award: Bullets to Books
The inaugural American Impact Award event took place on March 17, presented by 2019 Reciprocal Exchange Participants Gail Prensky, Cindy Oxberry, Sean MacLaughlin, and Andy...
Alumni Reflect on the 2020 ILA Global Conference
In November of 2020, the International Leadership Association (ILA) hosted its first-ever global virtual conference. Seizing the opportunity to attend a world-class leadership conference without...
Confronting Gender-Based Violence with the Power of Community
Through her work in both the energy and social sectors, 2016 Fellowship Alumna Sarah Mulwa is empowering women and girls and extending inclusion in rural...
USADF Grants Management Panel Discussion
Managing a grant is both a science and an art. That’s why we partnered with the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) on a virtual panel with grant funders who shared their tips and...