2015 Fellowship Alumnus Kunle Adewale has been appointed as a steering committee members for the WHO-Jameel Arts and Health Lab in New York.
Inside Africa: El Hadji Malick Badji
2018 Fellowship Alumnus El Hadj Malick Badji from Senegal was recently featured on CNN's Inside Africa.
Nkem Okocha is on a Mission to Empower Low-Income Nigerian Women
2017 Fellowship Alumna Nkem Okocha founded MamaMoni, a fintech social enterprise that empowers rural and urban women with vocational skills and mobile loans to start...
Applications for 2023 LINC Grants are Now Open
Applications for the 2023 LINC Grant program are now closed. Selected projects will be notified of the award in May 2023. The U.S. Department of...
Catalyst Grant Winner Increases Food Security in Tanzania
2021 Fellowship Alumnus Abdallah Mabrouck and his team, Ayubu Mundekesye and Kelvin Mwise, are Mandela Washington Fellowship Catalyst Grant winners.
Fellowship Alumna’s Documentary Wins Rotterdam’s Tiger AwardFellowship Alumna’s Documentary
2018 Fellowship Alumna Cyrielle Raingou’s documentary “Le Spectre de Boko Haram” won the Tiger Award, the top prize of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Friday.
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 2023. Launched...
Social networks make civil society voices heard in Togo
Strong internet penetration in Togo enables influencers to make social networks effective promotion platforms.
Nagie Ndende Paves the Way for Women and Youth in the Republic of Congo
Nagie Ndende is a remarkable woman. At just 30 years old, she has earned her Master’s degree in comparative education and law and is one of...
Segun David Fatudimu has always wanted to change the world
Even as a young child, 2017 Fellowship Alumnus Segun David Fatudimu wanted to help others. Now an international doctoral fellow, Fatudimu is building off an...