Category: Zimbabwe
A visit to Wilmington City Council
When America teaches ruling and engagement, at the base level. Week two of the Mandela Washington Fellowship adventure in Delaware. Our educational journey in the United States continued with a visit to the Wilmington City Council on Thursday, June 27th, 2019. This marked another day of learning and networking for our cohort. Astonishingly, barely two […]
Echoes and Reflections from Delaware
The city of Newark, in Delaware, has special guests! Twenty-five Young African Leaders have begun their 5-week Mandela Washington Fellowship and hope to learn and share from each other. This green and quiet State received them with warmth and hospitality, said Gracella a fellow from Central African Republic. “When I arrived at the University of […]
Fostering Sustainable International Development
Wise servant leaders are hard to come by and when you meet an exceptional one like Senator Chris Coons, your heart and mind are nourished for a lifetime. Meeting one of the men behind the survival and existence of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) and hearing his genuine interest in developing Africa was a […]
There is Hope for Tomorrow
In 2007, I was invited to a conference in South Africa where I was requested to speak about my work – using football to change lives. This was a very new concept back then and was an opportunity for me to share my experience, and why I thought this could work. I was very unsure […]