Media Release | July 15, 2021 Launched in 2014, the
Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is the flagship program of the
Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) and embodies the U.S. commitment to invest in the future of Africa. YALI was created in 2010 and supports young Africans as they spur economic growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic governance, and enhance peace and security across Africa. Since 2014, nearly ...
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 14 July, 2021 | Categories: Education, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Mandela Washington Fellowship
Press Release | September 14, 2018 Applications are now open for the 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Through this fellowship, the U.S. Embassy in South Africa has sent almost 250 young South African leaders to the United States for intensive training on civic leadership, business, and pubic management. Our Mandela Washington Fellows ...
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 18 September, 2018 | Categories: Education, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Mandela Washington Fellowship, YALI, Young African Leaders Initiative
Media Advisory | September 12, 2017 The U.S. Embassy in Pretoria will open the four-week application period for the 2018 YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship on September 13, 2017 and invites all interested candidates in South Africa to apply for this professional development program. The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of the Young African ...
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 12 September, 2017 | Categories: Culture, Economic Affairs, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & South Africa | Tags: education, Educational Exchanges, Mandela Washington Fellowship, USAID, Young African Leaders Initiative
U.S. Embassy Pretoria Launches 2017 YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship Media Advisory September 21, 2016 The U.S. Embassy in Pretoria opened the six-week application period for the 2017 YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship today, Wednesday, September 21, 2016 and invites all interested candidates in South Africa to apply for this professional development program created by President Barack ...
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 21 September, 2016 | Categories: Africa, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & South Africa | Tags: Mandela Washington Fellowship, Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI)
Press Release Monday, 13 June 2016 For more information please contact: Cindy Harvey
USEmbassySAPress@state.gov Johannesburg, South Africa – More than 140 rising young African leaders met in Johannesburg, South Africa June 9 – 11, 2016 to collaborate on their role in driving sustainable development and a prosperous future for Africa. In support of U.S. President Barack ...
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By mogasekrc | 13 June, 2016 | Categories: Africa, Alumni, Press Releases, Public Affairs | Tags: Mandela Washington Fellowship, Washington Fellows, Washington Fellowship, YALI
The United States Embassy in Pretoria hosted South Africa’s first YALI TechCamp: Digital Strategies for Grassroots Organizing. TechCamp is a hands-on, interactive two-day event for selected youth from ten countries in Africa, including South Africa, to interact with world-class technology trainers. The YALI TechCamp took place from October 21-22 at the American Corner, inside the ...
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 26 October, 2015 | Categories: Alumni, American Spaces, Events, Exclude, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: American Corner, Climate Change., Es’kia Mphahlele Community Library, Grassroots Organizing, Macon Phillips, Mandela Washington Fellowship, Tech Camp, TechCamp, YALI
PRETORIA – 46 Mandela Washington Fellows have returned to South Africa after spending six weeks in the United States studying at U.S. Universities, engaging with President Barack Obama in Washington, DC, and collaborating with 500 other young African leaders to address the challenges affecting their continent. The fellows, ages 25-35, return with seed money designed ...
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 2 October, 2014 | Categories: News | Tags: education, Mandela Washington Fellowship
The first annual Summit of the Mandela Washington Fellowship has drawn to a close with words of hope, solidarity, and inspiration. Yesterday, in a stirring speech, First Lady Michelle Obama addressed the 500 Young African Leaders, opening her remarks by expressing her desire to have an honest discussion of what it means to be a ...
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 31 July, 2014 | Categories: News | Tags: First Lady, Mandela Washington Fellowship, Presidential Summit, YALI
