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Four Lessons for the Future of Education
By Chris Bradford, Founder and CEO
Insights from “Cultivating Changemakers” at the European Parliament
Two centuries ago, an apprentice weaver named Ned Ludd burned down the...
Meet ALA’s Class of 2018: Lisa Shehan (Tanzania)
Welcome to our series of introductions to African Leadership Academy’s 2018 cohort – and meet Lisa Shehan from Tanzania…
“Failure sharpens us to become greater...
The Zayed Sustainability Prize awards US$100 000 to ALA students
ALA students Jesse Forrester and Wuntia Gomda were awarded US$100 000 as winners of the Zayed Sustainability Prize for Global High Schools, Sub-Saharan Africa...
Seminal Readings: What defines a good society?
Our young leaders kicked off the new year and a new school term with a long-standing tradition of the Academy; Seminal Readings.
As one of...
2019 Sundance Film Festival celebrates The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, a biopic based on the remarkable true story of ALA alumnus William Kamkwamba, premiered at this year’s Sundance...
Teaching Africa: Africa Through the Lens
African Leadership Academy’s Teaching Africa program started with two successful pilot events in 2017. It features a series of professional development workshops that explore interdisciplinary approaches...
Announcing SEGL at ALA
In January 2020 up to 24 students will have the opportunity to participate in the ‘SEGL at ALA Program’, a one-term offering on our...
Meet ALA’s Class of 2018: Mpiwa Gwindi (Zimbabwe)
As part of our series of introductions to African Leadership Academy’s 2018 cohort, we introduce you to a passionate arts performer, Mpiwa Gwindi from...
How ALA is helping me develop change-makers in India
Shashanka Rao, an Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Sciences graduate from India, joined ALA to explore his passion and purpose in leadership development. What he found was...
Alumni Spotlight: Postcolonial Theorist Takondwa Semphere, on Homecoming
‘Home can become this ill-spoken-of place that you constantly defend, so that in a sick and twisted way, you begin to breed, in yourself,...
Meet Colette Campbell: ALA’s Catalyst Term Student, 2018
In April 2015, African Leadership Academy launched its Catalyst Term program, offering an opportunity to extend its global offerings to a select group of students from...
Meet ALA’s Class of 2018: Chemutai Wanjiru Ruto (Kenya)
Welcome to our series of introductions to African Leadership Academy’s 2018 cohort – and meet ALA’s feisty young changemaker Chemutai Wanjiru Ruto, who is...
African Leadership Academy’s Festive Rituals
School’s out! By the time you read this, most of our students and staffulty will be in the bosom of family and friends, celebrating...
