empowerment
How GSP Goes Beyond Inspiring Young Global Citizens
African Leadership Academy’s Global Scholars Program is not your ordinary summer camp. A truly global program aimed at young aspiring leaders from all over the world, comprising facilitators from all…
Gala Address: Graca Machel, Advocate for Women and Children
The Hon. Graca Machel delivers an address at the Decennial Gala. #ALA10 Decennial Celebrations: Address by Graça Machel Looking for more talks and panels: See all the videos and coverage from our…
Decennial Symposium: Rewriting African Identity
In the video below, the panelists which includes an ALA alum, tackle the topic of what Rewriting African Identity means. Panelists: Uzo Iweala (Author, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Ventures Africa) Tonje Bakang…
Decennial Symposium: Women in Africa's Boardrooms
In the video below watch as the topic of Women in Africa’s Boardrooms is discussed. Panelists: Polo Leteka (Founder, IDF Capital); Khanyi Dhlomo (CEO & Founder, Ndalo Media); Ann Shongwe (UN Women…
No Looking Back: Eddie Ndopu Makes Space for a Historic 2018
‘I want people to be powerful, the very best versions of themselves, everything their imagination desires – beyond the ramp, beyond compliance. I want to open up talk about the…
Student Blog: Conceiving the #LOVEproject
Year 2 student Jonathan Wanjogu Kibe shares the inspiration, activation and impact of a week-long campaign to raise awareness of mental health issues on campus. In Africa, the subject of…
Oberlin University’s LaunchU Awards ALA Alum $10,000
ALA Class of 2010 alum Sophie Umazi Mvurya has once more made headlines after winning a $10,000 prize from LaunchU, a program that seeks to empower and prepare Oberlin University students,…