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Program Impact Stories

YALI Voices Podcast: Phyllis Zyambo Is Empowering Rural Women and Youth Through Fish Farming Cooperatives

October 7, 2019

Phyllis Zyambo, 2018 Fellowship Alumna from Zambia, describes herself as always having a “thirst for knowledge.” Graduating at the top of her class in secondary...

YALI Voices Podcast: Nombuso Simelane Wants Girls to Glow in Eswatini

October 3, 2019

A great deal of our future lies in the hands of top leading women. Contributing to this pool of tomorrow’s professionals, Nombuso Simelane, 2018 Fellowship...

YALI Voices Podcast: Nangamso Koza is Bringing Educational Opportunity to South Africa’s Eastern Cape

October 1, 2019

Nangamso Koza’s greatest goal is to help the youth and her community grow. That is why she founded the Inqubela Foundation, dedicated to providing leadership...

YALI Voices Podcast: Constance Munyenyembe Is Looking for a Few Good Agripreneurs

September 28, 2019

Constance Munyenyembe knows that without a viable agriculture system, communities will fail to grow. As Malawi’s coordinator of the Africa Agribusiness Academy, she wants to...

Mandela Washington Fellows Visit Minnesota to Build Connections and Feed the World

September 5, 2019

Laurent Shilingi is one of 700 Fellows selected out of more than 38,000 African applicants to the Mandela Washington Fellowship to travel to the United...

Personal Reflections on the Mandela Washington Fellowship

August 21, 2019

“When I first signed on as the Academic Director for the Mandela Washington Fellowship, I had a sense of what this Fellowship entailed, but much...

YALI Voices Podcast: Nozipho Dlali Seeks Equal Justice for All

July 23, 2019

In South Africa, Nozipho Dlali is seeking equal justice for all. She established her own law firm to better serve her community and assist community...

YALI Voices Podcast: For Gcina Dlamini Success as an Agripreneur Started Early

July 15, 2019

Gcina Dlamini, a 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow from Eswatini, discovered his passion for agriculture at a young age.

Mandela Washington Fellows from Africa sharpen leadership skills and community interaction in Boise

July 4, 2019

"Twenty-five African leaders are calling Boise home for the next few weeks, as part of the U.S. State Department's prestigious Mandela Washington Fellowship. It's the...

My rise as a refugee girl: Why I’m giving back to girls in South Sudan

June 9, 2019

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...

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