Zaharah Namanda is a community worker and leader, with a focus on education with and for women and girls. In a Kansas State University blog...
Chiedza Makwara on Succeeding and Supporting Women Through Good Times and Bad
Chiedza Makwara shares how she is changing the narrative of female empowerment through her writing, advocacy and community initiatives.
Mandela Washington Fellow develops app to fight COVID-19 disinformation in Africa
To counter misinformation about COVID-19, 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumnus Alfred Kankuzi is taking action to provide accurate information to as many Malawians as possible. ...
COVID-19 Is Here. Now Is the Time to Lead.
Dr. Suraphel Alemu, a 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumnus and founder of Doctors in Action, is working to empower doctors and create social change. His...
His COVID-19 Radio Program Is Keeping Youth in Liberia Informed
James Papy Kwabo, a 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumnus and founder of Alternative Youth Radio, Liberia’s first youth radio station, is using his platform to...
YALI Voices Podcast: Wuraoluwa Ayodele and Masele Msita on Speaking Up and Being Heard
Wuraoluwa Ayodele and Masele Msita, two 2019 Fellowship Alumnae from Nigeria and Tanzania, respectively, are two women who saw needs in their communities and acted...
Take Responsibility: A Song of Hope for COVID-19
2015 Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumna Grace Jerry is using her voice to encourage and inspire people of all abilities to contribute to the fight against...
Debunking COVID-19 Myths Starts with You
2015 Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumnus Moussa Kondo’s organization Accountability Lab Mali is countering misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic by sending out daily updates in French...
Advocating for women with disabilities in Nigeria
On March 8, people and organizations around the world will commemorate International Women’s Day by celebrating the achievements of women working to eliminate gender discrimination....
YALI Voices Podcast: Eunice Achenda Peter on Professionalism, Good Governance, and Lending a Helping Hand
YALI Voices Podcast: Eunice Achenda Peter on Professionalism, Good Governance, and Lending a Helping Hand I was determined, and I had seen light in education,...