The U.S. Department of State and IREX seek academic, professional, and regional experts to read and score applications for the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship.
Advancing Human Rights through Art
The Mandela Washington Fellowship is proud of the Fellowship Alumni, who are defending human rights for LGBTQI individuals across the world, like Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile.
Voices of Exchange Podcast: Monumental Moments
In Richmond, Virginia, 2017 Reciprocal Exchange Participant Grady Hart teamed up with Exchange Alumna Julia Beabout to create Monumental Conversations, an augmented reality project that...
2022 Mandela Washington Fellows Arrive in the United States
The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to welcome the 2022 cohort of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders to the United States.
The True Mark of Leadership
As the CEO and Founder of Havenhill Synergy Limited, Olusegun Odunaiya aspires to resolve the electrical power crisis in Nigeria by providing clean, cost-effective solar...
The Greatest Strengths of the Mandela Washington Fellowship
In this article for The Presidential Precinct, Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem shares several pieces of advice for this year's Fellows.
Pride and Prejudice: The Parallels Between the LGBTQ Struggle Histories of the United States and South Africa
2018 Fellowship Alumnus Mpho Buntse is an activist currently serving as national head of communication for Embrace Diversity Movement, an LGBTI movement, and leader of...
Fellowship Alumna Recognized as American Bar Association’s Women of Legal Tech
2019 Fellowship Alumna Leah Molatseli is the first African woman recognized by the American Bar Association as a Women of Legal Tech.
Protecting Oceans by Advancing the Blue Economy
2021 Fellowship Alumna Sarah Nyawira is protecting oceans through her work as an environmental policy consultant. Learn more...
Greener Together Town Hall
Last month, 2019 Fellowship Alumnus Abiola Peter Adetunji of Nigeria participated in the Greener Together Town Hall, co-hosted by the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI)...