Since 2014, the Mandela Washington Fellows has been the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), which empowers young people through academic coursework, leadership training, and networking.
Each year, a select group of inspiring young Africans between the ages of 25 and 25 are chosen for a six-week training course at a top U.S. university in one of three different tracks: Business and Entrepreneurship, Civic Leadership or Public Management.
See Also: All You Need To Know About The Mandela Washington Fellowship
This year’s batch of young Ghanaians who will join their colleagues from other sub-Saharan African countries have been selected.
We desperately hope that you heeded our advice and applied…
Below is a list of the 2018 Ghanaian Mandela Washington Fellows:
We start the profiling series of our 2018 @WashFellowship finalists with Abigail Larbi. She is a program manager at @TheMFWA. She leads the organization’s media capacity-building activities. The Fellowship will further help her advocate for a free and professional press. #MWF2018 pic.twitter.com/5phHbmP282
— U.S. Embassy Ghana (@USEmbassyGhana) May 21, 2018
Sena Nyame, General Manager of Old Mutual Ghana is excited about the little things he does in the life of people through his work as a pensions manager and a mentor. He hopes to have an even greater impact as a young leader through the Mandela Washington Fellowship. #MWF2018 pic.twitter.com/DkNtYr9Vme
— U.S. Embassy Ghana (@USEmbassyGhana) May 22, 2018
Eunice has served as the senior medical officer in Ghana’s peacekeeping mission to the DR Congo, where she was in charge of the health of 480 soldiers. She now works at the 37 Military Hospital. She is looking forward to the networking and knowledge she will gain through #MWF2018 pic.twitter.com/WnX6hH1ucY
— U.S. Embassy Ghana (@USEmbassyGhana) May 22, 2018
Our @WashFellowship 2018 finalist Sherriff Abdul-Hamid is a young businessman who is very involved in community service and advocacy. He is the MD of @IcyCupgh and hopes the fellowship would enhance his networking and advocacy skills. #MWF2018 pic.twitter.com/L8ePxt6V4a
— U.S. Embassy Ghana (@USEmbassyGhana) May 23, 2018
Nancy Dzikunu-Bansah is a geotechnical engineer and runs her own civil engineering firm – UPPA Ghana Ltd. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from KNUST and a Master of Science degree in petroleum geoscience from the University of Ghana. #MWF2018 pic.twitter.com/cdH7XcJYPJ
— U.S. Embassy Ghana (@USEmbassyGhana) May 24, 2018
Maame Yaa Barnes teaches law at @LancasterGhana. She has a combined bachelor of arts first class honors degree in Psychology and Spanish and an LLB all from University of Ghana and also an LLM from @LSEnews. Maame Yaa was called to the Ghana Bar in September, 2016. #MWF2018 pic.twitter.com/HpqPOohQFn
— U.S. Embassy Ghana (@USEmbassyGhana) May 26, 2018
Jude Nii Otu Anim is a commissioned officer of the Ghana Armed Forces. He is currently the technical adjutant of the armored reconnaissance regiment at Burma Camp in Accra. He hopes the @WashFellowship will help him build up his leadership capacity. #MWF2018 pic.twitter.com/yy0GlRWB37
— U.S. Embassy Ghana (@USEmbassyGhana) May 26, 2018
Rachel Gyabaah is a program officer with the NGO @SEND_GHANA. In her current role, she manages a number of local NGOs to improve service delivery. Upon completion of the fellowship, Rachel hopes to influence policy changes to improve the lives of the most vulnerable. #MWF2018 pic.twitter.com/CCpDCxtWm9
— U.S. Embassy Ghana (@USEmbassyGhana) May 29, 2018
2018 @WashFellowship finalist @nabong04 is an entrepreneur in residence at @MESTAfrica and the co-founder of @dropifi. The partnership opportunities that the fellowship will bring his way will go a long way to support his dream of building profitable IT companies in #GH. #MWF2018 pic.twitter.com/GQ5qB6vr5d
— U.S. Embassy Ghana (@USEmbassyGhana) May 30, 2018
Gifty Quarshie-Ngissah is the deputy medical director of the Midway clinic in Accra. She is a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology. She envisages growing her hospital into a multi-specialist health center that provides quality healthcare in Ghana. #MWF2018 pic.twitter.com/xErXHoGzOs
— U.S. Embassy Ghana (@USEmbassyGhana) June 2, 2018
Cynthia Akumanue is a principal pharmacist at the Tamale Teaching Hospital. She currently heads the Research, Pharmacovigilance and Drug Information department. Cynthia is also involved in the academic empowerment of young girls through her mentoring program. #MWF2018 pic.twitter.com/p11j6AnG1f
— U.S. Embassy Ghana (@USEmbassyGhana) June 4, 2018
Emmanuel Afful is a corrections officer in the Ghana Prisons Service. He is a deputy superintendent and currently the head of inmate reformation at the Sunyani Central Prison. Emmanuel has immense passion for inmate reformation. #MWF2018 @WashFellowship pic.twitter.com/Y9H9uHQ6q4
— U.S. Embassy Ghana (@USEmbassyGhana) June 4, 2018
Congrats to these Kuulpeeps.
This list will be updated as and when the US Embassy Ghana makes news announcements.
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