YALI2022 Archives

Remarks by Chargé d’Affaires Jessica Long at the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellows Departure

Good afternoon, Mandela Washington Fellows! It is my pleasure to be here today to re-congratulate you on your selection for the prestigious Mandela Washington Fellowship program and to introduce you to the Namibian people. All of you should be enormously proud of your accomplishment. Congratulations. To the members of the media with us here today: ...

By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 7 June, 2022 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Public Affairs, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, YALI | Tags: Mandela Washington Fellowship, Namibia, United States, YALI2022

2022 Mandela Washington Fellows Depart for the United States

Today, a group of sixteen young Namibian leaders departed for the United States to participate in the Mandela Washington Fellowship program. The Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF), launched in 2014, is the flagship program of former-U.S. President Barack Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) that empowers young leaders through academic coursework, leadership training, and networking. Since ...

By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 7 June, 2022 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & Namibia, YALI | Tags: Mandela Washington Fellowship, Namibia, United States of America, YALI, YALI2022