Strengthening Democratic Insitutions in Public Management

Nairobi, Kenya
April 18-22, 2016

Exchange alumni of the Mandela Washington Fellowship program, Young African Alumni Initiative (YALI) gathered in Nairobi, Kenya to discuss strategies for combatting corruption and promoting transparency in the public sector of 32 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. This seminar helped to increase YALI alumni level of engagement with U.S. Embassies, and fostered dialogues and project plans for increasing transparency in the public sector through regional community engagement projects.

By the Numbers

40 Alumni Participants

17
Women

23
Men

Alumni Participants’ Home Countries

32
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

Small Grant Projects

7
Small Grant Projects in 9 Countries

Alumni Participants’ Exchange Programs

Alumni of the Mandela Washington Fellowship program, Public Management Track