Austine Okorodudu, a 2019 Fellowship Alumnus, on-air personality at Trend 100.9 FM, and founder of the Ideals and Realities Youth Empowerment Foundation, provides vulnerable youth...
It’s Invisible, but Devastating: Mental Illness in Nigeria
After losing her parents to cancer, Rukayya Ibrahim Iyayi learned firsthand about struggling with grief and anxiety. That's why she founded the MAQ Foundation for...
Course Reflection on “Intermediate to Advanced Grant Writing, Managing, and Reporting: Approaches to Becoming More Successful”
How do you tell a story about what you want to do? How do you want to do it? And how you plan to measure...
Keeping Girls in School Longer — Before, During, and After the Pandemic
Keeping Girls in School Longer — Before, During, and After the Pandemic 2014 Fellowship Alumna Lucy Athieno is a Ugandan entrepreneur working to empower East...
10 Things You Need to Know to Fund Your Business
Are you interested in learning new techniques to start or expand your business? In the #YALICHAT “What Does It Take to Be a Successful Entrepreneur?”,...
Creating a Pathway to Success Through Adaptive Cycling
"While we are focusing on doing community projects for lower-income communities, we are also creating a market for people to purchase these products."
Meet the Man Working to Eradicate Poverty in Zimbabwe
When Zimbabwe was going through an economic recession in 2007, Unotida Nyoni decided the country and continent needed someone to teach financial principles and help...
Announcing the National Geographic Society’s 2020 Class of Emerging Explorers
Congratulations to 2017 Fellowship Alumnus Adams Cassinga, who has been named among the National Geographic Society's 2020 Class of Emerging Explorers!
“Unstoppable” – Celebrating #ADA30 and #AccessforAll
In July 2020, the United States celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in...
Integrity Is Earned, Not Bought, Says One Young Leader in Sierra Leone
"For me, a perfect world is one where resources are shared evenly, where you appreciate someone for what he brings to the table, not for...