Mandela Washington Fellowship Archives | U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Nigeria

U.S. Consul General F. John Bray’s Remarks – 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship Reunion Conference

Welcome to the 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship Reunion Conference. I am exceptionally pleased to be here to open this event, and very happy to see all of you, recently returned from your six-week fellowship experience in the United States! You spent time at some of the best educational institutions our country has to offer, and ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 3 October, 2018 | Topics: Consul General, Lagos, News, Speeches | Tags: Mandela Washington Fellowship, Reunion, YALI

Mandela Washington Fellow Trains 60 Vesico-Vaginal Fistula Survivors on Entrepreneurial Skills

Lagos––A 2016 Mandela Washington Fellow, Ms. Chidinma Mbanasor, on Monday concluded a series of vocational rehabilitation and economic empowerment program for 60 Vesico-Vaginal Fistula (VVF) survivors in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. The training session which spanned over a period of seven (7) days was targeted at the socio-economic reintegration of women who have undergone fistula repair ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 11 April, 2017 | Topics: Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: Mandela Washington Fellowship, YALI

Remarks of U.S. Consul General F. John Bray to the 2016 Mandela Washington Fellows of Nigeria “A Force for Positive Change”

As prepared “A Force for Positive Change” I appreciate the welcome. As this conference is sponsored by the U.S. Mission to Nigeria, let me say on behalf of the Mission, you are all welcome – and welcome back from the United States! I am grateful that you have come from the far corners of Nigeria ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 12 October, 2016 | Topics: Consul General, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Lagos, News, Speeches | Tags: Barack Obama, Conference, Fellows, John Bray, Lagos, Mandela Washington Fellowship, MWF, Reunion, YALI

Calling on Young Nigerian Leaders: Announcing the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship

Abuja, Nigeria – The U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria is pleased to announce that applications for the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship began today, Wednesday, September 20, 2016. The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative, and a key part of the U.S. commitment to invest in the future ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 21 September, 2016 | Topics: Culture, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Barack Obama, Business, Civic Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Mandela, Mandela Washington Fellowship, YALI

US Supports Social Inclusion for the Physically Challenged

Lagos— With the screening of a 15-minute documentary highlighting the discrimination and social exclusion experienced by persons living with disabilities, a 2015 Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF) alumna, Ms. Ejiro Sharon Okotie, has challenged policymakers and employers of labor on the need to integrate physically challenged persons into the Nigerian labor market. Titled Changing the Dialogue, ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 9 September, 2016 | Topics: Lagos, Press Releases | Tags: Darcy Zotter, Disabilities, disability, Mandela Washington Fellowship, physically Challenged

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