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 involved in the activities of the Women Association Lingeer, which she co-founded and which promotes African women through arts and …
The Center for Research on Gender and Women was established in 1977 as part of the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, to advance knowledge about gender women both in the US and globally. Aili Mari Tripp, Professor of Political Science and Gender & Women’s Studies at University of Wisconsin–Madison, will head a team to …
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 African Union of the Blind, where he focuses on the ratification, implementation, and monitoring of policies and legislation for people …
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 Access Center projects in Nigeria. Following a sumptuous Saturday dinner hosted by the amiable UW–Madison staff team at the Great …
The African Studies Program is seeking students to fill two internship positions. The Communications Intern will gain on-the-ground experience in social media and to produce original content in consultation with our center’s leadership team. The Office Management Intern will develop hands-on skills in organization and task management. Anticipated Start Date: July 15, 2016 (flexible) For …
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 six months that today we would welcome 25 outstanding young Africans to Madison, Wis. Our team of fearless staff and …
The African Studies Program has released the names and biographies of 25 young African leaders who will spend six weeks on the UW–Madison campus as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship. The fellowship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, brings 1,000 leaders between the ages of 25 and 35 from across Africa to complete …
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 Obama launched YALI in 2010 to support the next generation of African leaders in their efforts to boost economic prosperity …
Edge Effects, a digital magazine produced by graduate students at the Center for Culture, History, and Environment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, spotlights the 1926 expedition of a Harvard scientific team in Liberia and the Belgian Congo. In the article, UW–Madison Professor Gregg Mitman describes his own journey to Liberia to uncover the story of …
NPR interviews Zelalem Kibret, an Ethiopian lawyer and blogger who planned to attend President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative at the University of Virginia this summer. Just two short years ago, Kibret was arrested alongside eight other bloggers and journalists, charged with terrorism related to his blog posts critiquing the country’s government. A year later, …