The U.S. Embassy in Mali is pleased to announce that the application for the Mandela Washington Fellowship program, also known as YALI / the Young African Leaders Initiative, is now open. Interested young leaders may apply until the application closing date of September 15, 2021, by submitting an application online at:
mwfellows.info/apply The Mandela Washington Fellowship ...
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By U.S. Mission Mali | 27 August, 2021 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Events, News, U.S. & Mali | Tags: application, info, leader, YALI, young
United States Embassy in Mali Press Statement No: 10-EN Bamako, Mali, August 18, 2021 To celebrate International Youth Day and the Young African Leaders Initiative’s (YALI) 11th anniversary, U.S. Ambassador Dennis Hankins presided over a ceremony honoring six young Malian leaders who recently completed the YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship. Established in 2010, YALI is the ...
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By U.S. Mission Mali | 18 August, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Embassy, Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: 11th Anniversary, U.S. Ambassador, YALI, youth
VIDEO REMARKS ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE RECORDED ON APRIL 8, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 27, 2021 Share MS KENEWENDO: A very good morning to you, Mr. Secretary. We are very pleased to be with you this afternoon on our side, and I am being joined by several YALI alumni, so the Young African Leaders Initiative. And they are all looking forward ...
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By U.S. Mission Mali | 29 April, 2021 | Topics: Events, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Secretary Blinken, Virtual Discussion, YALI
Alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs, this opportunity is for you… please
apply! Instructions: Fill out the
Application form and the
Budget form . Send the forms to
BamakoEmbAlumni@state.gov no later than February 22, 2020. Read the
funding requirements for more information about competition details. This year’s theme is Women, Peace, and Security. All proposals should be related to that topic. The U.S. Department ...
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By U.S. Mission Mali | 15 January, 2020 | Topics: Embassy, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & Mali | Tags: Bilateral Cooperation, exchange, exchange programs, YALI, youth
The U.S. Embassy hosted a live and virtual information session about the Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF) application process and program contents, along with two alumni of the program, Mohamed Doumbia and Sadya Toure. They explained that interested applicants can learn more about the program and apply online until 16:00 GMT on October 9, 2019 by ...
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By U.S. Mission Mali | 3 October, 2019 | Topics: Education, Embassy, News, U.S. & Mali | Tags: application, exchange, YALI
June 17, 2019 – U.S. Ambassador Dennis B. Hankins hosted Mali’s 2019 Mandela Washington Fellows (MWF) for a farewell reception in advance of their departure to the United States. The gathering was an opportunity for the U.S. Embassy to congratulate the seven fellows who will represent Mali at U.S. universities this summer. An official from ...
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By U.S. Mission Mali | 19 June, 2019 | Topics: Events, Press Releases | Tags: Coopération, Education, Mali, YALI
The Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF) is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative
(YALI). This program will bring young leaders to the United States in 2017 for academic and leadership training and will create unique opportunities in Africa to put those new skills to practical use in propelling economic growth and prosperity and strengthening ...
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By U.S. Mission Mali | 21 September, 2016 | Topics: Africa, Education, Embassy, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & Mali | Tags: Exchanges, MWF, YALI
On June 3, 2016 the Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission, Andrew Young, hosted a reception for former and current participants of the Mandela Washington Fellowship Program (MWF). The MWF is the summer exchange program which is part of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). This meeting was an opportunity to welcome back returning 2015 ...
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By U.S. Mission Mali | 8 June, 2016 | Topics: Africa, Education, Embassy, Exclude, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & Mali | Tags: exchange, YALI, youth
