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Celebrating Africa’s Unsung Heroes: Miko Rwayitare
On September 25, 2010, African Leadership Academy hosted its first annual “Africa’s Unsung Heroes” day, an event designed to highlight the significant contributions made...
Welcoming Year Three with Music and Dance
A school is like a musical round — first one group starts and when they move onto the second section, then the next groups...
ALA Visits the White House
In the first week of August, the White House invited ALA Founder and CEO Fred Swaniker to participate in the first-ever ‘President’s Forum for...
Founders’ Wall Unveiled
As part of African Leadership Academy’s recent graduation, the Founders’ Wall was unveiled. Almost 1,000 supporters, donors and contributors are recognized on the wall,...
Inaugural Class Graduates!
On June 5, 2010, ALA was proud to matriculate its Inaugural Class. In total, 93 students completed either the 2-year diploma program or 1-year...
Top Universities Welcome ALA Grads
In recent weeks ALA has continued to receive great news from universities across the world. In early March, ALA student Michael Kayemba of Uganda...
Global Acclaim for Academic Excellence
Last week, it was announced that three ALA students were among the top 10 performers in the world on their Cambridge International A-Level exams...
Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu Celebrates ALA in San Francisco
On March 17, Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter, Reverend Mpho Tutu, celebrated ALA at a private reception for ALA supporters in...
Professor Rajmohan Gandhi Shares His Views on Leadership with ALA Students
Professor Rajmohan Gandhi, President of Initiatives of Change—International (IofC), and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi gave a passionate presentation to the ALA student body on...
OANDA Asia Pacific Launches Innovative Foreign Exchange Programme with ALA
African Leadership Academy (ALA) is pleased to announce a partnership programme with OANDA Asia Pacific, the Singapore subsidiary of foreign exchange industry leader OANDA Corporation,...
African Leadership Academy to Award "Innovation Prizes" to Honour Future African...
This “Nobel Prize for African Youth” Honours 14-19 Year Old Africans Who Have Solved a Pressing Community Problem; Award Includes a Scholarship to ALA,...
GSIE: A Call to Action
Last week witnessed the launch of the “Global Strategy on Inclusive Education” by ALA student Edward Ndopu of South Africa. Edward, who lives with...
Wilfred Griekspoor of the Global Fund evaluates student proposals
African Leadership Academy finds innovative ways to make our curriculum relevant to the real world. Last year, David Scudder, head of Life Sciences, challanged his...
