E-Fest: Bringing Innovation to Africa’s Solution Issues
The Entrepreneurship Festival (E-Fest) is a hallmark event at ALA: it comes at the end of the second term, during which Year 1 students develop and incubate business ideas, which…
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How GSP Goes Beyond Inspiring Young Global Citizens
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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 over the…
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Dreams Constrained by Capital: Nozipho Mbanjwa’s insights into Morocco’s Young Entrepreneurs
Award-winning broadcaster Nozipho Mbanjwa, winner of the Anzisha Prize’s 2017 Media Award, has gained renown as an advocate for the inclusion of youth and women in the African economy. Ever in…
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March Newsletter: The Entrepreneurship Issue
Welcome to our Entrepreneurship issue! This month is devoted to the spirit and practice of entrepreneurship that cuts across all our work. There is no better way to provide a…
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Experience The Anzisha Effect: Our New Portal for Supporters of Very Young Entrepreneurs
Proving that ALA – and it’s various programs – are ever-expanding, we are proud to announce the launch of a portal dedicated to parents, teachers, investors and the supporters of very young…
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Decennial Symposium: Enabling Social Enterprise
In celebrating ALA’s 10 years, the Decennial Symposium sought to challenge our assembled network to imagine Africa’s future. Together, they tackled some of the most consequential challenges and opportunities confronting…
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Decennial Symposium: ALA’s Plan for Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs
In the video below, ALA’s VP of Global Programs, Josh Adler, shares ALA’s vision for developing young African entrepreneurs at the ALA Decennial Celebrations. Josh Adler (Vice President, Global Programs,…
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Increasing access to funding opportunities for young women entrepreneurs: How we do it at the Anzisha Prize
Melissa Mbazo, Program Manager for the Anzisha Prize, is an emerging expert in the field of social sector prize design and access. She shares the team’s effective Blueprint for increasing…
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College Board donates $100,000 symbol of support for young potential in Africa, Haiti and Latin America to African Leadership Academy
We are grateful for the College Board’s decision to co-invest with African Leadership Academy (ALA) in the potential, promise and impact of young people. Their generous contribution of $100,000 will go towards…
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INSIGHT: How Africa’s Youth are Rising to Meet the Continent’s Socio-economic Challenges
By 2035 Africa will have the largest youth workforce in the world. It is the young entrepreneurs that will address the employment gap.” – Fred Swaniker, ALA founder It’s no…
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