After growing up as a refugee in South Sudan, 2018 Fellow Victoria Nasera overcame adversity to succeed and is paying it forward through the Nasvick...
YALI Voices Podcast: Pokyes Richard Sati Rides the Potato Value Chain to Success
When Pokyes Richard Sati saw that many of the potatoes in Nigeria's Plateau State were going to waster, he seized an opportunity for innovation within...
Angélique Ingabire on the Importance of Empowering Women and Girls
2018 Mandela Washington Fellow Angélique Ingabire from Rwanda, has dedicated much of her professional life to empowering young women and girls and fighting for gender...
YALI Voices Podcast: Zimbabwe’s Leon Damba Talks Agriprocessing and Catering to His Customers
2018 Fellowship Alumnus Leon Damba is the founder and managing partner of The Sous Chef Limited, an environmentally friendly, healthy and affordable catering and food-processing...
YALI Voices Podcast: Muazu Modu Challenges the Status Quo in Nigeria
Growing up with a scarcity of resources in his community, Muazu Alhaji Modu experienced unspeakable poverty and corruption. He is currently a chapter lead fellow...
YALI Voices Podcast: Auxence Muhigwa Talks Producing Healthy Soybean Oil in the DRC
Auxence Muhigwa is providing food security and employment to as many agriculturists as possible.
YALI Voices: How to Raise Awareness About GBV in Rural Areas
In rural areas, many gender-based violence cases go unreported. 2016 Fellowship Alumna Sarah Mulwa is working to change that.
Meet Richard Komlan Folly, the Founder of African Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (AGIA) based in Togo
Meet Richard Komlan Folly, the Founder of African Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (AGIA) based in Togo 2017 Fellowship Alumnus Richard Komlan Folly of Togo is a data...
A Business Solution to Deliver Life-Saving Services for Mothers in Nigeria
Nigeria has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Adepeju Jaiyeoba, a 2014 Fellowship Alumna, founded Mother’s Delivery Kits in 2013 to...
Science and Entrepreneurship are the Answers to Food Insecurity
2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumna Tshinde Matos is using her background in biotechnology to increase food security and access to water resources in Africa.