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NPR Profiles Precinct YALI Fellow Grace Jerry On Her Disability Advocacy Work in Nigeria
08/05/2015
Originally published by NPR.
Grace Alache Jerry is everything you'd imagine a pageant winner should be — beautiful, smart, articulate....
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Presidential Precinct Fellow Speaks at the Girl Up Leadership Summit Following First Lady Michelle Obama
07/25/2015
Mirabel Ngong, a Mandela Washington Fellow from the Presidential Precinct, represented the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) at the ...
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WTJU Interviews Cinderella Anena, Precinct YALI Fellow
07/22/2015
WTJU's Julia Kudravetz interviewed YALI fellow Cinderella Anena on her advocacy work for girls and women in her home country of Uganda. List...
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Democracy’s lessons: Up close with a Mandela Washington Fellow
07/17/2015
Originally published by C-Ville Weekly.
As features editor for Zimbabwe’s largest daily paper, The Herald, in the capital city of Hara...
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WTJU Interview with Anganile Thomson, Precinct YALI 2015 Fellow
07/10/2015
WTJU's Esther Nambiru sat down with YALI fellow Anganile Thomson to discuss the YALI progfam as well as his previous and ongoing work in his...
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Pan African Leadership Incubator Launches Youth Leadership Training and Mentorship Workshops
04/21/2015
The Pan African Leadership Incubator (PALI) was conceptualized by young leaders from different African countries who participated in the 2014 Mandela Washington Fellowship at the Presidential Precinct.
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Precinct Alum wins Prestigious Knight International Journalism Award
11/11/2014
Toyosi Ogunseye, a 2014 Presidential Precinct Mandela Washington Fellow, was presented the International Center For Journalists (ICFJ) Knight International Journalism Award for her environmental and health stories that have made a widespread impact on Nigerian communities.
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You Shouldn't Judge A Liberian By His Tribe
08/12/2014
Originally published by NPR.
Matthew Fred graduated from high school in 2003 and left his home in Grand Bassa County, Liberia, to live an...
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YALI Staff Reflection: An Intern's Experience
07/29/2014
Spending six weeks with 25 of the 500 fellows, I can testify that President Obama’s assessment is correct – Africa’s greatest resource is its people. Ranging from 23 to 34 years old, the fellows proved to be ambitious and ready to tackle seemingly insurmountable challenges in their home countries.
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