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Mary-Brenda Akoda ’14 uses Drone Technology for Emergency Response
Software engineer Mary Brenda Akoda ’14 won first place in the 2021 Nigeria Drone Business Competition for her security-driven idea Drone ER (Emergency Response).
The unmanned aerial...
Inaugural Sherehe Raises over USD$100 000 for the Creative Arts at...
ALA hosted its first-ever Sherehe on July 10, 2021 in celebration of our young artists and to pledge support for further development of the...
ALA Bezos Scholars Celebrate a Decade of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Bezos Scholars Program (BSP) and the African Leadership Academy (ALA) are excited to announce its 2021 cohort of ALA Scholars. A team of...
Anzisha Fellow Joins World’s Biggest Start-up Incubator, Station F
Matina Razafimahefa, a 23-year-old Anzisha Fellow and the CEO of Sayna – an innovative EdTech venture in Madagascar-was selected for this year’s Station F incubator. Sayna...
Congratulations to our Graduates!
Our graduation ceremony for the class of 2019 was conceptualized under the theme Aya – an Adinkra symbol that conveys endurance and resourcefulness. “An individual who...
Dr Dambisa Moyo’s Four Lessons for Young Leaders
Dr Dambisa Moyo has been named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the world, and she is a prolific writer and commentator.
Dr Moyo...
2021 Leadership Symposium Celebrates Extraordinary Research by New Graduates
On the morning of the Class of 2019’s graduation, the community enjoyed an impressive program of some of the most thought-provoking and ambitious research...
SEGL at ALA Delivers Ethical Leadership Training for Young Trailblazers
Mairéad O’Grady is the Director of SEGL at ALA. She has been with The School for Ethics and Global Leadership (SEGL) since 2012 and...
Chmba Ellen Chilemba ‘10 Recognized as 2021 Kofi Annan Changemaker
Chmba Ellen Chilemba ‘10 from Malawi has been selected as one of 12 Kofi Annan Changemakers for 2021. Chmba is a music producer, DJ,...
ALA Alumni Emerge as Prize Winners at Oxford Africa Conference
The Living Machine‘s co-creator Jesse Forrester ’17 and Zambian entrepreneur Mainza Moono ’08 won first and third place respectively in the 2021 Innovation Fair of the...
ALforEducation: A Community to Shape the Future of African Education
Over the past ten years, ALA has evolved from an audacious idea to a thriving institution with a passionate, diverse, and committed community. We...
Joel Baraka ’15 Gamifies the Ugandan Curriculum with My HOME Stars
Joel Baraka ’15 is reshaping learning in refugee camps through My HOME Stars – a Ugandan non-profit that increases curriculum accessibility for disadvantaged communities.
His...
ALforEducation’s Growth Lab Set to Bolster Young Edupreneurs’ Potential
Our ALforEducation network continues to develop the next generation of leaders in education in Africa through the Edupreneur Growth Lab 2021. The program is...
