Our Impact
Global Impact
Over 1,400 program participants
From more than 170 countries
Carrying expertise in each of our six focus areas back to every region of the world.
Impact Films
The following video stories focus in on Presidential Precinct alumni who have returned to their home communities to continue a legacy of impact, building local solutions to global-scale challenges. Hear, in their words, a resounding commitment to improving our world by moving towards thriving, just, and free societies.
Jaime Villalobos | Economic Opportunity in Bolivia
As a civic leader, Jaime is committed to empowering marginalized people and alleviating poverty through his NGO, Hormigón Armado.
Lwazi Mtshiyo | Human Rights & Justice in South Africa
Lwazi is passionate about land rights and access to property, enabling poor and lower class citizens in Cape Town to work within city limits.
Lashrecse Aird | Good Governance for the State of Virginia
Virginia Delegate Lashrecse Aird is the youngest woman ever elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. She is empowering her constituents and embodying good governance on the state level.
Madara Mazjane | Women's Empowerment in Latvia
Reconciling with longstanding norms in a post-Soviet community, Madara Mazjane is building support of human rights and gender equality in Latvia.
Reham Zaky | Cultural Heritage in Egypt
Reham Zaky is an archaeologist with the Ministry of Antiquities in Cairo. She is committed to the art of cultural heritage and the role that it plays in informing and improving our future.
Catherine Constantinides | Civic Engagement in South Africa
Climate Activist, Human Rights Defender, and Presidential Precinct Alumna Catherine Constantinides is inspiring youth near Johannesburg and the Western Sahara to be resilient and engaged citizens.
Recent IVLP programs spark timely conversations on elections in democracies worldwide
Headlines are abundant: 2024 is already proving to be a big year for elections. According to TIME magazine, “More voters than ever in his...
Grace Klauer: Catching up with Precinct Alumni in Cairo
In December 2023 I had the pleasure of meeting with several Presidential Precinct alumni while visiting friends in Cairo, Egypt. It was hea...
Celebrating Ten Years of the Mandela Washington Fellowship: Young African Leaders Returning to Williamsburg and Charlottesville in Summer 2024
The Presidential Precinct is proud to announce its selection as an Institute Partner for the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young A...
Thanks to new Chair appointment, Global Advisory Council enters next season with strength
02/26/2024
The Presidential
Precinct is proud and grateful to announce Dessie Nash, Market Investment
Executive at Bank of America Private Bank, as th...
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Alumnus Launches Needs Assessment for Zimbabwe
01/23/2024
Bright Chimedza, 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumnus, has recently published his latest needs assessment report - part of a career-l...
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Program Highlight: Dismantling Racial and Social Injustice
10/30/2023
In mid-September, our team welcomed 16 international visitors representing 15 countries – from Australia to Romania – for a seven-day I...
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Precinct Alumni and University Students Working Together through Virtual Global Internships
10/25/2023
In 2021, we introduced a high concentration of virtual programming at the Presidential Precinct. Some of these modalities were temporary, i...
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Alumnus Launches Community Network for Climate Justice in Zimbabwe
10/21/2023
September 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya, 18 heads of state from across the African continent met together for the inaugural Africa Climate Summit,...
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Bangladeshi educators visit the Precinct, Dialogue with UVA's School of Education and Human Development
09/28/2023
Faculty and staff of UVA’s School for Education and Human Development (SEHD) opened their labs to Bangladeshi educators seeking to design...
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Becoming A Young African Leader From Sierra Leone
09/20/2023
In 2016, I was privileged to be selected as a young and emerging leader from Sierra Leone to participate in one of the most prestigious fel...
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The Presidential Precinct Announces New President & CEO
08/30/2023
Toyosi Ogunseye, Program Alumna and 2014 Mandela Washington Fellow, to lead the organization’s next chapter.
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Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem on the Greatest Strengths of the Mandela Washington Fellowship
06/17/2023
In 2017, Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem arrived at the Presidential Precinct as a Mandela Washington Fellow from Nigeria. Today, he continues doing t...
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Working to Promote and Sustain Volunteerism Globally
05/30/2023
A recent International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) highlighted the strength of partnership among Charlottesville-area nonprofits. 17...
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Welcoming Grace Klauer as Program Officer
04/26/2023
The Presidential Precinct team is growing! On May 8, Grace Klauer will join as Program Officer, just in time to step in as Administrative D...
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#IWD2023: Protecting Health & Human Rights for All
03/07/2023
According to data
published by UNICEF in 2022, over one in four young women give birth before age
18 in sub-Saharan Africa. While no place...
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