Ian Tarimo is a 2019 Fellowship Alumnus and the winner of the 2021 Leadership Impact Award. In 2013, Ian co-founded Tai Tanzania, a non-governmental organization that...
Perspective and Access — My Fellowship Experience
In this blog post from Fellowship Alumna Ebere Okonkwo, she reflects on her 2022 Fellowship experience.
Amplifying African Voices in Climate Change: My Experience at COP27
As a social entrepreneur, eco-feminist, and climate activist, Marie Christina Kolo is empowering women and youth in the fight against climate change.
Fellowship Alumni Meet with Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff in Ghana
In March, ten Fellowship Alumni attended a Ghanaian Alumni Roundtable with YALI Regional Leadership Center Alumni and United States Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff.
Fellowship Alumna Provides Quality Eyewear to Africans
2016 Fellowship Alumna Brenda Katwesigye is co-founder of Wazi Vision, a Uganda-based eyewear brand established to provide quality and affordable eyewear to Africans. Prior to starting...
Fellowship Alumna Named to Forbes Africa 30 Under 30
2019 Fellowship Alumna Yvette Ishimwe of Rwanda was named to this year's Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 list.
Fellowship Alumna Offering Therapy Through Social Media
2022 Fellowship Alumna Dr. Na’ima Idris Usman has over a million followers across four platforms – Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube – and is a...
Meet the 2023 Catalyst Grant Winners
Learn more about the 2018 and 2019 Fellowship Alumni whose ventures won the 2023 Catalyst Grant.
Global Citizen Announces Winner of 2023 Cisco Youth Leadership Award
This year's Cisco Youth Leadership Award recipient is 2021 Fellowship Alumnus Nkosana Butholenkosi Masuku, Founder and CEO of Phenomtech-Sciency Learning, from Zimbabwe.
Alumna Wins Funding to Scale Plastic Pollution Solutions
2021 Fellowship Alumna Tayba Mohamed Mohamed Hatimy won £250,000 to scale their solution, the #StopPlasticPollution campaign, through the Afri-Plastics Challenge