The Presidential Precinct Announces 2016 Mandela Washington Fellows
For Distribution: June 17, 2016
The Presidential Precinct Announces 2016 Mandela Washington Fellows
The Presidential Precinct is pleased to announce the participants in its third consecutive Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative.
Comprised of two of America’s leading universities and three presidential sites in Virginia, the Presidential Precinct is 1 of 40 institutes, and the only consortium, to be selected for the Fellowship that will bring 1,000 emerging African leaders to the U alternative ms project.S. this year.
The Fellows, who are between the ages of 21 and 35, have established records of accomplishment in promoting innovation and positive change in their organizations, institutions, communities, and countries. 2016 Fellows attending the civic leadership institute at the Presidential Precinct represent 17 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and all 49 countries are represented in the Fellowship nationwide. In 2015, fifty percent of Fellows were women, and for 76 percent of Fellows, it was their first experience spending substantial time in the United States.
2016 Mandela Washington Fellows at the Presidential Precinct
| Abdi Rahoy Kassim | Frederick Fussi |
| Abel Chemura | Geline Alfred Fuko |
| Abidine Salem Maetalla | Hadiza Daret Kasimu |
| Bukky Shonibare | Zelalem Kibret |
| Kidewa Admasu Lokaley | Landilani Banda |
| Amani Yahya | Sandrine Julien |
| Asmaa James | Moussa Hassan Abdillahi |
| Billy MacDonald Ntaote | Nana Adjoa Y. Entsuah |
| Tinashe Mutsonziwa | Olivia Kaguliro Mulerwa |
| Carol Mburugu | Tobiloba Ajayi |
| Catherine Constantinides | Sedrick K.Y. N’Gotta |
| Eric Mahoro | Sibusiso M. Nhlabatsi |
| Terry Tinotenda Mutsvanga |
“The Mandela Washington Fellowship helps the Presidential Precinct achieve its goal of strengthening global communities by empowering the next generation of influential leaders through education, collaboration and digital networking, said Neal Piper, Managing Director of the Presidential Precinct. “We were honored to host the Mandela Washington Fellowship for the past two years and we look forward to hosting this year’s cohort of exceptional leaders.”
Following their six-week curriculum, all 1,000 Fellows will come together in Washington, D.C. for a three-day Presidential Summit. A select group of 100 Fellows will remain in the United States after the Presidential Summit for an eight-week internship experience at a relevant U.S. business, NGO, or government agency. Further, the Mandela Washington Fellowship includes robust programming in Africa, including networking opportunities, continued professional development, and access to seed funding.
For more information on the Mandela Washington Fellowship at the Precinct, visit http://presidentialprecinct.org/mandela-washington-fellowship-young-african-leaders-yali/
For more information on the 2016 Precinct Mandela Washington Fellows, visit http://presidentialprecinct.org/yali/yali-map/
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