After he lost his vision shortly after graduating high school, 2015 Mandela Washington Fellow Alieu Jaiteh of The Gambia was determined to help visually-impaired people...
YALI Voices Podcast: Three Champions Working Toward Tolerance and Acceptance for All
Fellowship Alumni Adrian Jjuuko (2018 Fellowship Alumnus, Uganda), Jholerina Timbo (2018 Fellowship Alumna, Namibia), and Pinty Dludlu (2018 Fellowship Alumna, Eswatini) are raising awareness of...
Chibuzor Agomuoh and Teslima Jallow On a Nationwide Project To Promote Peace and Stability In The Gambia
Earlier this year, the Fellowship launched the Leveraging Innovations in New Communities (LINC) Grant, a new funding opportunity for Fellowship Alumni to travel to each...
Much Ado about Mangoes
In Kenya, roughly 50% of all mangoes don’t meet the quality standard for export, resulting in food waste and wasted effort from farmers. After his...
Conserving Congo
2017 Mandela Washington Fellow Adams Cassinga has dedicated his organization ConservCongo to protecting native species and combatting trafficking in the Congo Basin.
Teaching Ghana Rural and Slum Girls How to Code
In schools across Ghana, young girls struggle to enter the male-dominated Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. 2014 Fellow Regina Agyare is working to...
My Mandela Washington Fellowship Experience
"I cannot afford to be mediocre after such an eye-opening opportunity as a Mandela Washington Fellow. Having the opportunity to participate in the fellowship made...
Bringing Africa to the world through e-commerce
When he came to the United States during the inaugural year of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Vital Sounouvou, 2014 Fellow from Benin, had an idea...
Energizing Voices — Gwaliwa Mashaka
In honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, USAID Power Africa highlights the work of 2016 Fellow Gwaliwa Mashaka from Tanzania. Gwaliwa's experience with...
YALI Voices: Harnessing Technology to Combat Sexual Gender-Based Violence
Osasu created the HERfessions mobile app, an anonymous platform designed to support survivors of gender-based violence and ensure that they can find support and resources.