The Journey Journal

March 17, 2016|The Journey Journal African Leadership Academy Model African Union (ALAMAU) is an annual conference for young leaders around Africa and across the world,...

Muturi Njeri is a proud Kenyan native, who was a member of ALA’s class of 2009. Muturi’s passion for Africa, entrepreneurship and writing enabled...

Phoebe Miller (a faculty member at ALA) shares an amazing experience that she had with an ALA alumnus James Kiawoin, in December 2015. James is currently...

“Education is the human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.” – Kofi...

Sheila originally hails from the West African State of Nigeria where she attended the prestigious Loyola Jesuit College in Abuja. In 2010, an outspoken...

“Life skills education is aimed at facilitating the development of psychosocial skills that are required to deal with the demands and challenges of everyday...

Our Annual Report 2015 is here and we are thrilled to share it with you. African Leadership Academy has had a momentous 2014-15. We welcomed a...

On Monday 14 September 2015, the Academy was filled with colour, vibrancy and music as we officially welcomed members of the Class of 2015...

The former first lady of South Africa graced our graduates and delivered an impactful speech about being a proud African and what it truly...

James is …   A recent graduate of Colorado College. I graduated with a degree in Political science, magna cum laude. After graduation, I returned...

On September 1st, we were extremely delighted to welcome a new cohort of young leaders, 96 in our 2015 class and 3 Catalyst Term participants,...

Estella is … I am a  young African woman who is very passionate about healthcare and education and have spent most of my life trying...

Akan is … I was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. I recently graduated from the University of Rochester with a major in economics. Professionally,...