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ALA Coca-Cola Scholars Induction Day
The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation hosted the eight ALA students sponsored by the foundation (the ‘Coke Scholars’) at Coca Cola’s offices on June 6th, as...
Two ALA student teams win $10,000 Kathryn Davis Prize for Peace
ALA graduates continue to work together even after graduation, and are rewarded for their pioneering work.
Two teams of ALA graduates from the inaugural class...
From South Sudan to Yale: ALA Student in The New York...
“Talent is universal, but opportunity is not.”
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof profiled ALA graduate Paul Lorem on March 29, 2012.
The article describes Paul...
ALA Ideas Festival Coming Soon! March 24, 2012
Five students and an educator from the African Leadership Academy (ALA) are launching the first-ever ALA Ideas Festival, Entrepreneurial Leadership: Empowering the Youth, to inspire their...
Careers Day at Colgate Palmolive
There was a tangible sense of excitement as the entire second year class trekked out to Gold Reef City Amusement Park for Colgate-Palmolive Careers...
Echoing Green Fellows Visit ALA Campus
On February 9, ALA was pleased to welcome Echoing Green President Cheryl Dorsey and twenty-four Echoing Green fellows to campus, as a part of their week-long...
ALA Awarded Siebel Scholars Impact Award
African Leadership Academy is among the recipients of the 2012 Siebel Scholars Impact Award, a program designed to inspire, reward, and accelerate Siebel Scholars’...
Google "Gives Back" to ALA
African Leadership Academy (ALA) has been awarded a $500,000 grant by Google.org as part of its Google Gives Back campaign. The grant funding will be used...
ALA Founder Fred Swaniker on CNN
ALA founder Fred Swaniker was interviewed on CNN’s African Voices this past October.
The interview ranged across his childhood and how that led him to...
Carly Fiorina Kicks Off New School Year
Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett Packard was the guest of honor at the Convocation celebration of the new school year, giving a special...
Anzisha Prize Finalists Announced
African Leadership Academy and The MasterCard Foundation are proud to announce the finalists for the inaugural Anzisha Prize, the premier award for Africa’s young...
Michelle Obama visits the Emthonjeni Community Service Project
During her recent visit to South Africa, Michelle Obama visited the children’s crèche at Emthonjeni, a primary school in the Zandspruit informal settlement. The...
Celebrating ALA's Second Graduating Class
On June 23, 2011, ALA celebrated its second class of graduates. Anthony Kaguara, the Valedictorian for this year’s graduating class, referred to his classmates...
