How Innovative Young Africans are Fixing a Broken Education System
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Illiteracy rates in West Africa were the highest in the world in 2009, but as recently as 2013 the World Bank reported that things were turning around. Across the region, many more children, especially girls, were enrolling in primary school. Despite these significant gains in enrollment rates, the underlying problem was glaringly clear: enrolling in […]
#LeadershipIs: Q&A with Yawa Hansen-Quao, Founder of Leading Ladies’ Network
Yawa Hansen-Quao is the Founder of Leading Ladies’ Network, a nonprofit that supports African women through programs and resources that enhance their development as leaders. She is also a member of the African Leadership Network and the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers community. Yawa serves on the Global Shapers Foundation Board as well as the Board of Directors for Ashesi University College.
Making dreams happen by Sepiso Mwamelo
Sepiso Mwamelo is ALU’s Youth Admissions Representative in Tanzania. She is the co-founder of Teen Entrepreneurship Camp, Dar es Salaam. Seppy is also an adviser at The Youth Alive Africa and Power of Women Organization (POWO).
How this ALU applicant is helping Mozambican children, one smile at a time
Inspired by ALU’s #leadthechange movement, Mozambican applicant, Miguel Chiau teamed up with his friends to put smiles on the faces of special needs kids in an orphanage in his community. We caught up with him to learn more about the Mozattitude Initiative and what inspires him about his country and Africa.
An Open Letter to ALU, Sincerely, Alpha Bangura
Dear ALU, I write to express my heartfelt gratitude for giving me this golden opportunity to come this far in your admission process; especially for choosing me to participate in the Africa Rising course. Since I left high school (Prince of Wales School) in 2012, I have never participated in an academic challenge as rigorous […]
Feeding Africa’s Billion
“The single most pressing challenge facing Africa’s governments is to harness the continent’s increasing wealth and use it to improve people’s lives. Agriculture is at the heart of that challenge,” says the Africa Progress Panel’s 2014 report. Indeed, agriculture is the backbone of most African economies as majority of the continent’s people live near or […]