Founding MD joins Mandela Washington Fellowship Class of 2015

Koza with African musical icon Angelique Kodjoe

Congratulations to our MD, Nangamso Koza for making it as a Mandela Washington Fellow for 2015. The Fellowship is a flaship program of the President Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).

Together with 499 other inspiring young Africans, Koza spent six weeks in the US. She was placed at Howard University for a six weeks leadership course where she had an opportunity to mingle with some of America's leaders ranging from Congressmen to leaders of the Washington DC anti-apartheid movements. They concluded their trip by joining President Obama for a four day long Presidential Summit.

"I have no words to describe my time at Howard. I was at home. I prayed hard to be placed there for it's history. Howard is like the my American Fort Hare University. I met and spent time with such inspiring souls. I am eager to share my knowledge with my people and take Afrika forward.

"I am now even taking kiSwahili lessons, offered by my sister, Tunu Mlweli from Tanzania whom I was at Howard with. I am working on a couple of literacy development programs with some of them. Meeting so many talented and passionate young people renewed my commitment towards serving my people. I have faith my generation will enable Afrika to reach her full potential. I feel so rejuvenated."

Watch President Obama's address to the MWF Class of 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gleDaZNDVy0