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Increasing access to funding opportunities for young women entrepreneurs: How we...
Melissa Mbazo, Program Manager for the Anzisha Prize, is an emerging expert in the field of social sector prize design and access. She shares...

Future Forward: How 2018 is Shaping Up for ALA Students and...
Whether we set New Year’s resolutions or not, the end of one year and the beginning of another immediately lends itself to some reflection...

No Looking Back: Eddie Ndopu Makes Space for a Historic 2018
I want people to be powerful, the very best versions of themselves, everything their imagination desires – beyond the ramp, beyond compliance. I want...

Student Blog: Conceiving the #LOVEproject
Year 2 student Jonathan Wanjogu Kibe shares the inspiration, activation and impact of a week-long campaign to raise awareness of mental health issues on...

ALA, Then and Now: Gavin Peter Reflects on the Past 10...
The Director of Student Life, Arts and Culture, arrived at African Leadership Academy intending to stay for only three months. 10 years later, he’s...

College Board donates $100,000 symbol of support for young potential in...
We are grateful for the College Board’s decision to co-invest with African Leadership Academy (ALA) in the potential, promise and impact of young people....

December Newsletter: The Holiday Issue
Welcome to ALA’s final newsletter of the year; we hope you have enjoyed a productive, creative and innovative 2017 enriched by inspiring moments. We certainly have, right...

Do Something Cool: Explore, Create, Connect
On 12 December, staffulty and students gathered in the auditorium as DSC 2017 took shape. DSC or Do Something Cool, is a special tradition...

Uncovered: ALA’s Best Holiday Reads
There’s always time for a good book. But there’s never a better time to indulge in an absorbing read than during the holidays. So...

Home and Away: My New Perspective on Life at ALA
Temilolu Awofesu, a Year 1 student from Nigeria, reflects on how life at ALA has changed his interpretation of Home.Â
Home. What does it mean?
Home...

The Creative Journey to ALA’s Musical First
Born in South Africa to American journalists, Kate Kraft spent five years at ALA – from 2010 to 2015 – in the African Studies...

Africa is NOT a Country: What Teaching at ALA Taught Me
Every culture or nation has characteristics that set it apart from others. But this truism seems lost when speaking to people who’ve never experienced...

November Newsletter: The Innovation Issue
The ALA community hosted various meaningful events around the globe this past month. In early November, we joined our peers at ALU to host African...

