YALI is Real

Peter Anomah-Kordieh K. has over seven years of experience in various fields in the disability development sector, and disability rights in particular. Currently, Peter K. is a program officer and human rights advocate for the …

Happy Father’s Day, Barack Obama

Obinna Ebirim of Nigeria has over four years’ experience in public health, clinical health, political technical assistance, social media health advocacy, youth development and leadership.  He is currently a senior program officer for International Vaccine …

A Much Anticipated Arrival

Meagan Doll is the Mandela Washington Fellowship program coordinator at UW-Madison and a recent graduate of the university’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication.   The African Studies Program office has known for just over …

Get to know our Mandela Washington Fellows!

This summer, the African Studies Program will host 25 emerging African leaders through the Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), sponsored by the U.S. State Department. President …