For the fourth summer in a row, Dartmouth is host to 25 emerging business leaders and entrepreneurs from Sub-Saharan Africa through the Mandela Washington Fellowship as part of the United States Government’s Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI)....

Jimmy Fair ’18 considers the Rockefeller Center to be his “second home” at Dartmouth. Since fall term of his first year, he has either been a participant in or a student program assistant for one of the multiple leadership programs offered at Rocky....

Taking what she has learned from the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Rabiatou hopes to further expand her professional network for future projects and amplify her ability to use technology and business to create solutions to Niger’s most pressing problems....

The concept of job creation was one of the major driving forces in Dube's founding of the Young Hustla Initiative, where he and his team teach classes on entrepreneurship and business to underprivileged and previously disadvantaged young people and their communities....

“Before I got to this program, I used to think it was me against Africa’s problems. But I learned it was not just me, that there were people out there doing what they have to do, fighting the good fight to bring about the change that we want to see.” Girum Akriso, YALI Fellow....

Ruvimbo Katiyo Creator, Hair and Beauty Hub, Zimbabwe Ruvimbo Katiyo has over four years in the beauty and fashion industry, including hair...

The Mandela Washington Fellows return to campus this summer. The focus of the Dartmouth program is business and entrepreneurship and is a collaboration between the Dickey Center, the Rockefeller Center, the Center for Service, Thayer, Outdoor Programs, and DEN. Together, these departments work to enhance the leadership and business skills of some of the world’s brightest young minds....