Mwanja Mwale is a passionate social worker with eight years of experience in her practice. She currently works with the Department of Social Welfare, where she runs Zambia’s only residential rehabilitation center for female juvenile …
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Apply to student internships with the Institute for Regional and International Studies
The Institute for Regional and International Studies is seeking three undergraduate interns for the 2016-2017 academic year. Applicants can review the announcement and apply through the International Internships Program here. The deadline for applications is …
A Lifetime Experience
Patricia Ndagano has more than five years’ experience in NGOs working in conflict and post-conflict zones in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She currently works as the senior program assistant at Management Sciences for Health, …
The Rise of Africa’s Great Leaders
Rashida Nakabuga is a social scientist by training. She previously worked for NUCAFE, a coffee-farmer organization, and currently assumes the role of country representative for UTZ. Her main role is to develop initiatives and programs …
First Impressions
Cooper Chibomba has over nine years of experience in the fields of spatial planning, fundraising, and community engagement. Currently, Cooper is the president for Zambia Institute of Planners, a professional institute. In 1990, I was …
We Are Learning
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 …
Africa is Rising: Behind the Scenes
Nafissatou Tine has worked as a lawyer for almost five years, during which she created a website designed to act as a reference guide for Senegalese law practitioners and service providers. She has also been …
Healthcare in Congo-Brazzaville: A Holistic Approach
Joseph Damba is a physician and engineer on environmental and health issues. He has two years’ experience of volunteer activities in community development, environmental and health areas in particular. Joseph has a doctorate in Medicine …
Humans of YALI: Masello Mulato
Humans of YALI is a series of spotlights on 2016 UW-Madison Mandela Washington Fellows. Reporting for Humans of YALI is done by Mandela Washington Fellow Sicily Mburu. “Am I unique? Well, I believe I have …
Project 1808 seeks student interns
Project 1808 is seeking student interns for social media, entrepreneurship, web design, and grant writing for Fall 2016. Project 1808 seeks to assist in community development projects in Sierra Leone. Its mission is to promote …