The Network: Unleashed
Trevor Lwere ’16 selected for Schwarzman Scholars Program
ALA alumnus Trevor Lwere ’16 from Uganda will join the seventh cohort of Schwarzman Scholars for 2023. The Schwarzman Scholars experience is anchored in a rigorous and immersive Master of…
Primrose Adjepong ‘12 is Fighting for West Africa’s Young Women in Public Policy
Ghanaian alumna Primrose Adjepong ’12 has always been a solution builder. After graduating from ALA, and before pursuing her public policy program at Oxford, she had the opportunity to commit…
How ALA’s 6 Sector Communities Are Harnessing The Power of Networks
We have challenged ourselves these past years at ALA to harness the power that exists within the ALA Community. After engaging with ALA Alumni, friends of ALA and partner organisations, …
Mobilizing Youth For Change Through the Pariah Nation Podcast
“What does it mean when we start our history at slavery?” asks Adnan Shafi ’17, a Kenyan ALA alum who is asking these and other questions on his powerful educational…
Akan Nelson ‘09 is Improving Financial Literacy for Financial Inclusion in Africa
ALA alumnus and former staffulty member Akan Nelson ‘09 and Daniel Osineye’s Evolve Credit recently reached a milestone: securing pre-seed funding of US$300 000, all of which was raised in…
Edgar Edmund Tarimo ‘18 wins €5000 at 2020 ClimateLaunchpad for his recycling company
At the age of 15 Edgar Edmund Tarimo ‘18 saw how floods destroyed more than 700 houses in Dar Es Salaam. Most of the people affected by the floods were…
Ukairo Ukairo’s quest for African cinematic excellence
Born and raised in Aba, Nigeria, Ukairo Ukairo ’13 grew up in a household that fostered his keen interest in a legal career. His father is a lawyer and human…
ALforEducation’s Little Bets Challenge Highlights Fresh Thinking in Education
On August 20th and 21st, ALA had the honor of hosting its own virtual event, under our educational sector group: AL For Education. Titled “2020: A Year for Action”, the…
Reimagining the Future of Secondary Education in Africa
The Mastercard Foundation’s latest report reveals that for every 100 young people that enter primary education, 9 will go on to tertiary education and 6 will complete it. What solutions…
Entrepreneur and Designer David Lewis ’15 Partners with Bremen Fashion House
Nigerian fashion designer David Lewis ’15 is the founder of Lewini, a design-thinking clothing company reinventing the use of colors in everyday unisex clothing. After his second year of studying…
ALA Alumni Female Vocalist Group, Malkia the Band Performs at UN Women’s International Youth Day 2020
The African Leadership Academy (ALA) student body consists of multi-talented future leaders who come together to exchange ideas and creativity through various cultural and arts events regularly taking place on…
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 themselves at heightened risk due to the global outbreak of COVID-19. Currently an undergraduate at St Olaf College in the USA through a scholarship from the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, Mary has been working with the United Nations Refugees Agency (UNHCR) to organize outreach efforts to deliver essential supplies to refugee camps. Through her efforts, a shipment of sanitizers, soaps and masks was delivered to Kakuma earlier this month.
Koffi Emmanuel Sadzi ’17 Takes the Road Less Traveled and Ventures to University in Israel
Koffi Emmanuel Sadzi ’17 from Togo made the daring decision to continue his education in Israel at Tel Aviv University. Koffi, who received the highest scores in A-level Physics in all of South Africa at the 2019 Cambridge International Examinations, is enrolled in the prestigious four-year engineering program at Tel Aviv University.
Khauhelo ‘Mile ’18: Student Leader, Entrepreneur, and Self-Published Poet
Khauhelo ‘Mile ’18 is Chairlady of the ALA Student Government, the leader of multiple student enterprises, and most recently, the author of a self-published book of poetry, Puo Ea Pelo, exploring themes of social justice, sexuality, language, and patriotism.