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Kwasi Adu-Berchie ’09 – Pursuing a Breakthrough Cure for Cancer
"I am passionate about seeing things through from the beginning to the end. I am interested in finding out if there are affordable ways...
Jihad Hajjouji ’08 – Equipping Education Entrepreneurs for Impact
"I believe that access to quality education can transform lives, and I work with a community of entrepreneurs to make that happen. I really...
Spencer Horne ’08 – Building the Supply Chain for Remote Communities
"We have communities that live sometimes in a state of stagnation where it seems that we cannot shift where they are in the cycle...
Oyindamola Adefisayo ’08 – Combating Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
"Science education on the continent, unfortunately is lacking in many ways. I do not just want to use my research to find new drugs...
Eddie Ndopu ’08 – Advocating for People Living with Disabilities
"90% of children living with disabilities have never seen the insides of a classroom. I use my life to demonstrate to children with disabilities...
Cultivating Community During COVID-19
Our CEO, Chris Bradford shares that online school must be more than a collection of online courses. What makes a school great? I have...
Faculty and Students Embrace ALA’s Approach to Remote Learning
During the month of March, as the COVID-19 outbreak took off in South Africa, the ALA community set out to implement remote learning for...
Abii-Tah Bih ‘14 Elected Student Body President at Michigan State University.
African Leadership Academy alumnae, Abii-Tah Bih ‘14, from Cameroon, was elected by The 57th General Assembly of the Associated Students of Michigan State University...
#WhatMovesYou? Inspiring Change and Staying Connected through Visual Arts
The world as we know it has changed. As communities around the world grapple with a ‘new normal’ brought about by the devastating COVID-19...
Acha Leke, Edwin Cameron, Others Ignite Conversations through the Executive Seminar...
The COVID-19 global pandemic has affected all spheres of society in unprecedented ways. We believe it is imperative to understand the far-reaching effects of...
Oyindamola Adefisayo ’08: Scientific Research is Key to Ending COVID-19
Oyindamola Adefisayo '08, currently doing her Ph.D. in Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis at The Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, speaks on the...
Mary Maker ’19 Supports South Sudanese Refugees with COVID-19 Outreach
Having grown up as a South Sudanese refugee in Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp, Mary Maker '19 understands the plight of other refugees who find...
Six Principles To Guide Our Network’s Response To The Pandemic
A letter from ALA's CEO and co-founder, Chris Bradford on Covid-19.
Dear Friends,
Across Africa, school leaders have spent the past month considering how to best...
