Na ALA, acreditamos que são necessários vários anos para nos tornarmos um líder transformador, e estamos continuamente empenhados e apoiamos os nossos estudantes na sua transição para a universidade, à medida que iniciam carreiras, lançam empreendimentos, e perseguem os seus objectivos para além das paredes da Academia.
A ALA proporciona aos ex-alunos acesso vitalício a redes poderosas, apoio e oportunidades que irão acelerar o seu impacto e as suas viagens de liderança.
Nos últimos 18 meses, o nosso envolvimento na rede foi acendido através de eventos, oportunidades de carreira e fóruns de liderança de pensamento.
Há várias formas de os ex-alunos poderem apoiar a ALA e reforçar a sua rede de jovens líderes africanos.
Desde oportunidades de carreira e estágio, coaching de carreira a conferências e oportunidades de desenvolvimento profissional em todo o mundo, a ALA proporciona aos ex-alunos acesso vitalício a oportunidades poderosas que aceleram o seu impacto e as suas viagens de liderança.
A crescente rede de jovens líderes da ALA está a catalisar uma mudança transformadora no continente africano e não só.
Há várias formas de os ex-alunos poderem apoiar a ALA e reforçar a sua rede de jovens líderes africanos.
ALA has evolved from an audacious idea to a thriving institution with a passionate, diverse, and committed community. As we look to the future, we are making careful strategic choices that build upon the successes of our first decade and position ALA to maximize its long-term impact on the continent.
The good news is that ALA alumni have a global footprint so you are likely to find them in several cities around the world. Out of respect for alumni personal information and in compliance with ALA’s Data Privacy Policy, we cannot share names and contact details without alumni’s explicit consent. As a result, it will take time to do the due diligence before we can respond to your request.
We have limited funds to support alumni gatherings and they are disbursed on a first come first come basis. However, we will always work with you to plan these events, including working on the list of alumni in the different cities.
If you would like to organize an event in your city, please contact us at alumni@africanleadershipacademy.org
The South African Police Service has the legal jurisdiction to issue Police Clearance Certificates. You have the option of applying in-person or online. Follow the SAPS’ page directly to apply.
They are currently experiencing a backlog so provide ample time beyond what is stipulated on their website to avoid any delays.
We are always looking for stories representing the diversity of our alumni and their experiences. No two alumni are alike so there is no expectation that your story must conform to a certain standard of excellence or success. We want you to be authentic and that means being yourself.
Two of the platforms you can share your story on include our Humans of ALA series or Alumni Spotlight section of our website. Contact us on any of our platforms to get the conversation going.
Please email alumni@africanleadershipacademy.org and we will assist.
O futuro de África será moldado por jovens que se comprometem todos os dias a pensar de forma diferente, a quebrar fronteiras, e a fazer coisas difíceis.
Onde as expectativas são baixas, a mediocridade prospera. Mas não devemos simplesmente estabelecer expectativas mais elevadas. Devemos redefinir inteiramente as nossas expectativas, reconhecendo que as oportunidades e possibilidades em África são limitadas apenas pela nossa própria imaginação e empenho.
Na ALA, acreditamos que os jovens podem sonhar em grande, tomar medidas e mudar o mundo. A nossa juventude não é apenas a nossa esperança para o futuro. Eles são hoje os nossos líderes. Eles serão a maior geração de África.
Juntos, vamos redefinir as expectativas.
African Leadership Academy alumnae, Abii-Tah Bih ‘14, from Cameroon, was elected by The 57th General Assembly of the Associated Students of Michigan State University (MSU) to be the new Undergraduate Student Body President for the 2020-21 academic year. Abii-Tah most recently served as a representative in the General Assembly, for the James Madison College, and has served as chair of the cultural exchange committee and an ASMSU representative in the University Council.
Deepshikha Parmessur (’13), was recently appointed Prime Minister at the Mauritius National Youth Parliament, becoming the first female holder of the office, and adding a prominent layer to her growing profile in the public sector.
Before her graduation ceremony from Skidmore College was unfortunately curtailed as a fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, Naira Abdula ’14 from Mozambique was scheduled to be one of the student speakers at the ceremony. It would have been a fitting conclusion to her momentous journey at the College where she was graduating with seven top awards and a double major in Economics and Business Management. Coming from Mozambique, Naira’s early ambition was to be an Engineer, but she references the Entrepreneurial Leadership curriculum at African Leadership Academy as her introduction to the world of practical business, with modules on business models, profit making and strategy being particularly influential in her decision on undergraduate study. She applied to Skidmore College in New York because of the opportunity to study Business Management.
Musodiq Tolu Ogunlowo ‘14 graduates from the University of Notre Dame after completing his Capstone Project within the school’s Formula Hybrid racing program. Tolu, who hails from Lagos, Nigeria, came into Notre Dame already knowing that he wanted to study Electrical Engineering. He credits ALA for this strong sense of purpose, even as a first year university student. He says that the Academy taught him that, “when you’re trying to decide what you want to do with your career, think about… how can you merge your interests and your skills with a challenge that will actually impact the lives of a lot of people?.” This lesson is what helped Tolu narrow his Electrical Engineering studies to focus on renewable energy.
No mês passado, a empresa de logística inovadora da ALA Spencer Horne, Cloudline, ganhou em grande. O arranque revolucionário não só valeu à Spencer um lugar na Lista de Inovadores Quartz Africa deste ano, como também foi anunciado o vencedor do Desafio de Ideias de Segurança de Santam - sair a pé com R100 000 no financiamento de incubadoras e capital semente.
When Emmanuel Murairi first arrived at African Leadership Academy in September 2018, he was instantly recognizable, with his trusted accomplice often found balanced on his chin and its accompanying appendage in his right hand. Emmanuel’s dexterity with the violin quickly earned him a reputation on campus, as he performed at several campus events ranging from the weekly all-community Assembly to the annual Taalu welcoming ceremony. Emmanuel had learned to play the violin as part of a church orchestra in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, and it formed an essential part of his personality. However, by the time he graduated from ALA in June 2020, he had become known for something entirely different – he was the “IT guy”.
As a Biomedical Engineering student at Duke University, Júlia Sroda Agudogo ’11 designed a low-cost non-invasive cervical screening tool for women, earning first place at the Rice 360 Global Health Design Competition. She has now taken this further as part of the core founding team that envisioned, created, and runs The Calla Campaign that recently designed and optimized a novel cervical visualization device, called a Callascope Inserter, for use in low-resource settings.
When ALA student Tapiwa Gambura purchased her very first camera in November 2018, she never imagined that less than a year later she would be the winner of a major film festival. Nevertheless, on October 6th, Tapiwa celebrated as she received a $2,500 check for winning the Jozi Film Festival and Discovery Network’s “Real Stories By Real People” award with her short film, Redefining the Road.
“Everything that marks our reality was once the dream of a pioneering mind, gradually realized through deliberate effort” – Iminza Mbwaya
Oyindamola Adefisayo ’08, currently doing her Ph.D. in Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis at The Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, speaks on the COVID-19 pandemic and how scientific research can contribute towards finding a cure. In analyzing the current pandemic, Oyindamola said, “The success of SARS-CoV-2 as a pathogen leading to a pandemic is based on the fact that it is newly emerged, highly infectious but not extremely lethal especially when compared to other viral infections such as Ebola. These characteristics have led to governments and scientists having to play catch-up as the full impact of the virus only started to become apparent after it had already established a widespread infection across the globe.”
Najmeddine Harrabi '13 fala frequentemente sobre como a sua educação como pastor na Tunísia o levou a Los Angeles, onde está actualmente a fazer um MFA em Produção Cinematográfica e Televisiva na Universidade do Sul da Califórnia. Ele considera que a sua humilde formação o impulsionou a fazer o que sempre quis fazer - criar arte.
Growing up in small agricultural town called Kitali in northern Rift Valley, Kenya, Maxwell Simba discovered from a young age that that he had a passion for the arts, specifically acting. Today at African Leadership Academy, Maxwell is often found not only flexing his acting muscles with his peers in the Ubuntu Theatre Troupe on campus but also behind the camera documenting events as he aspires to pursue a path in film directing.
Falando da sua decisão de participar no concurso, Noemi disse: "Perguntei-me: 'Se eu não estivesse na ALA ainda teria levantado a mão e quereria ir para isto?' e acho que não teria....I ouvi os fundadores da escola dizerem: 'Devíamos tentar sempre fazer as coisas difíceis e mantive isso em mente'.
Depois de notar um grande problema com incêndios, choques eléctricos e arrombamentos de casas na sua comunidade em Arusha, Tanzânia, o estudante do primeiro ano Erick Simon Laizer '19 decidiu fazer algo a esse respeito. Após um esforço conjunto com o seu antigo colega de turma em 2015, os dois solucionadores de problemas conceberam um detector de fumo único que se liga a redes móveis para enviar alertas automáticos às unidades de resposta a emergências no espaço de cinco segundos. Para Erick, a ALA proporcionou-lhe a oportunidade de pensar ainda mais profundamente sobre o seu negócio e sobre como o pode reforçar. "A ALA foi a minha escolha número um porque sempre adorei a forma como a escola reúne estudantes de diferentes países e como os faz concentrarem-se nas suas capacidades empreendedoras.
Okong'o Kinyanjui tem uma verdadeira paixão pelo TED e pelo programa TED Fellows. Originário do Quénia e actualmente no seu último ano de estudos na Universidade Quest no Canadá, estagiou pela primeira vez com o TED em 2017. Como Bolseiro Bezos, e graças à parceria entre a Bezos Family Foundation e a African Leadership Academy, Okong'o foi seleccionado para estagiar na conferência TED Global que teve lugar em Arusha, Tanzânia, em 2017.
Junior Beauclaire Mbanya (’14), currently studying Chemical Engineering at the University of Rochester, was recently awarded a Davis Project for Peace grant for his program “Togetherness for Peace”, which he hosted in his hometown of Douala, Cameroon.
Anannyabrata Mandal ’18 came to ALA from Cote d’Ivoire with a piqued interest in learning about other cultures and societies. As his passion for research developed, his focus shifted into farming and agricultural sustainability, and it is through some of his most memorable classes at ALA, like African Studies and Model African Union (MAU) research that he was able to identify a need in his community back home, and expand his skill set. Anannya has been accepted to Cornell University and plans to continue his research to develop an economic model that will help to address growth and development in the agricultural sector simultaneously.
Liberian President, George Weah emphasized the importance of education for Liberia’s development at the official launch of SMART Liberia’s Changemakers Village earlier this year, providing a stamp of approval for Marvin Tarawally ’11, James Kiawoin ’08 and their team who co-founded SMART Liberia to provide much needed support for students and entrepreneurs in Liberia. Since its founding, the organization has worked with over 25 schools and directly impacted over 500 students.
While completing his two-year ALA diploma, Martin Lubowa ‘18 also co-managed the Africa Student Support Network, a Ugandan organization that not only provides scholarships for disadvantaged students but also equips young leaders with soft skills to help them navigate the 21st-century working world.
“We want to re-imagine how giving back looks like on the African continent by creating realistic, user-friendly approaches that involve everyone in the giving back process,” says Martin Lubowa ’18, co-founder of the Africa Student Support Network (AFRISSUN).
