Washington, DC (June 20, 2016) – Howard University is proud to announce that it has been selected as a partner with the “Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.”  Beginning this month, the University will host 25 of Africa’s brightest emerging Public Management leaders for a six-week academic and leadership institute sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

The Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), empowers young African leaders through academic coursework, leadership training, mentoring, networking, professional opportunities, and support for activities in their communities.  Fellows are young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa who have established records of accomplishment in promoting innovation and positive change in their organizations, institutions, communities, and countries.  The cohort of Fellows hosted by Howard will be part of a larger group of 1,000 Mandela Washington Fellows hosted at institutions across the United States this summer.  These exceptional young leaders will meet at the end of their institutes in Washington, D.C. for a Presidential Summit; select Fellows will also spend six weeks in professional development training with U.S. non-governmental organizations, private companies, and government agencies.

Working closely with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational Affairs and its implementing partner, IREX, host institutions have designed academic programs that will challenge, inspire, and empower these inspiring young leaders from Africa. The Howard University Public Management fellows will learn U.S. models and practices while building technical and leadership capacity in the areas of citizen engagement, human resource management, public financial management, and the intersection of government with business and civil society.

For more information, please contact:

Lucinda A. Acquaye-Doyle, Ph.D., MSW
Program Manager
Mandela Washington Fellowship Program
Howard University - Public Management Institute
Lucinda.acquaye@bison.howard.edu

About The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is a U.S. government program that is supported in its implementation by IREX.  For more information about the Mandela Washington Fellowship, visit yali.state.gov/mwf/ and join the conversation with #YALI2016.