Good afternoon everyone, I trust that you all have been taking necessary measures to stay safe and healthy given the current COVID-19 pandemic. First, I want to congratulate all of you. You should be very proud to be selected as a Mandela Washington Fellow as this is a very competitive process. I have had the pleasure ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 19 May, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Nigeria | Tags: 2020 Fellows, Mandela Washington Fellowship, MWF
Lagos––Thursday, the U.S. Mission welcomed the young Nigerians who participated in the 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship to a reunion conference held in Lagos. Fifty-six Nigerians were among the 700 young leaders from sub-Saharan Africa who recently completed a six-week intensive academic and leadership program at some of the most prestigious U.S. colleges and universities. At the ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 17 October, 2019 | Topics: Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: Africa, Mandela Washington Fellowship, YALI, Young Leaders
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 ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 3 October, 2018 | Topics: Consul General, Lagos, News, Speeches | Tags: Mandela Washington Fellowship, Reunion, YALI
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 ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 11 April, 2017 | Topics: Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: Mandela Washington Fellowship, YALI
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 ...
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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
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 ...
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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
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, ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 9 September, 2016 | Topics: Lagos, Press Releases | Tags: Darcy Zotter, Disabilities, disability, Mandela Washington Fellowship, physically Challenged
