In this Level-Up Chat, Fellowship Partner Mikaela Ingram President and Founder of Divine Drops, and three Fellowship Alumnae will celebrate World Menstrual Hygiene Day by...
2024 Mandela Washington Fellows Arrive in the United States
The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to welcome the 2024 cohort of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders to the United States....
Meet the 2024 Catalyst Grant Winners
Since 2014, Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni have been investing their time and livelihoods in tackling key challenges across Sub-Saharan Africa. That’s why, in 2021, the...
Redefining Peace and Security through a Diasporic Lens
In this Level-Up Chat, Fellowship partner Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS), in collaboration with WCAPS HBCU Connection, engaged in dialogue led...
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 2024.
Mapping the DNA of an Idea
In this webinar, Fellowship partner Lauri Elliott, CEO of Globalstratos, and two Fellowship Alumni highlighted content from the new “Mapping the DNA of an Idea”...
Workplace Equity and Inclusion: Takeaways from the 2023 PDEs
Alumni from the 2023 Professional Development Experience (PDE) participated in a virtual panel to share their learnings on best practices for workplace equity and inclusion.
2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit Videos
Check out videos from plenary sessions and Ignite Talks at the 2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit!
Hundreds of Young African Leaders Continue Collaboration in Washington
Hundreds of young African leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. last week for the 2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit. Selected from a pool of nearly 50,000 applicants,...
Meet the 2023 Leadership Impact Award Winner: Jamila Mayanja
Learn more about Jamila Mayanja, 2015 Fellowship Alumna and 2023 Leadership Impact Award Winner.