In October 2021, 20 Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni attended the 2021 Sankalp Global Summit. The Summit was organized by Sankalp Forum, a collaborative network of over 100,000 global stakeholders. Through this Fellowship-sponsored opportunity, these Alumni engaged with entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers who are committed to furthering the cause of development through entrepreneurship.
This discussion aimed at uniting different actors in the social arena to discuss openly how to tackle our world’s current and future challenges…I learned that when people come together and work on a common goal and objective then there can only be one result: success.”
Philip Odongo, 2021 Fellowship Alumnus, Kenya
Learn more about the Alumni who were selected to attend:
- Abdallah Mustapha Mabrouck, 2021 Fellowship Alumnus, Tanzania
- Belinda Chisanga, 2021 Fellowship Alumna, Zambia
- Benjamin Ndri, 2015 Fellowship Alumnus, Cote d’Ivoire
- Daniels Akpan, 2019 Fellowship Alumnus, Nigeria
- Duarte Carvalho, 2021 Fellowship Alumnus, Angola
- Elizabeth Okullow, 2021 Fellowship Alumna, Kenya
- Felisters Mudenda Dobba, 2021 Fellowship Alumna, Zambia
- Grace C Baba, 2021 Fellowship Alumna, Liberia
- Hemlata Jomadar, 2015 Fellowship Alumna, Mauritius
- Henry Nkwa Nkembeteck, 2016 Fellowship Alumnus, Cameroon
- Kolawole Olaniyi, 2017 Fellowship Alumnus, Nigeria
- Lusindiso Holiday, 2021 Fellowship Alumnus, South Africa
- Mwewa Mulonga, 2021 Fellowship Alumna, Zambia
- Naomi Teshome Assegied, 2019 Fellowship Alumna, Ethiopia
- Pepin Meilleur Pana Ndong Kare, 2016 Fellowship Alumnus, Central African Republic
- Philip Odongo, 2021 Fellowship Alumnus, Kenya
- Richard Folly, 2017 Fellowship Alumnus, Togo
- Teboho Seboka, 2021 Fellowship Alumnus, Lesotho
- Yasir Younis Abdullahi, 2019 Fellowship Alumnus, Ethiopia
- Zubeir Abubakar, 2019 Fellowship Alumnus, Kenya
My exposure to the marvelous works of others in the Sankalp summit was so inspirational and impact-driven. It natures more of empathy and propelled me to do more. It help me re-examine the self-help financial model I am working to implement to help peasant women excluded from the formal financial services.
Henry Nkwa Nkembeteck, 2016 Fellowship Alumnus, Cameroon