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Dear Young Leaders: The MWF Experience
Dear Young Leaders, My name is Josephine Kamara and I’m a 2021 Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumna from Sierra Leone. Let’s talk about my experience To start with, I applied three times and three...
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THEIN: “I have learned to trust the people to govern.”
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Presidential Precinct is currently developing a Global Democracy Fellowship that responds to the worrisome trend of democratic backsliding. The Fellowship will convene young...
View ArticleGlobal Founders | Supporting Families and Children with Special Needs
Season 4, Episode 3Tobiloba Ajayi and Racheal Inegbedion are Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni, completing their Institutes at the Presidential Precinct in 2016 and 2021, respectively. Long before...
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A humble man, a global citizen: remembering Leigh Middleditch
In reflecting on the resounding legacy of Leigh B. Middleditch, Jr., one might assume his unparalleled focus on the Presidential Precinct, and in particular, the well-being of our alumni. Leigh’s...
View ArticleGlobal Founders | Siyabuya: Promoting Vaccine Confidence and an Active Citizenry
Season 4, Episode 4Melene Rossouw, 2019 Alumna of the Mandela Washington Fellowship at the Presidential Precinct, is the External Leader of Siyabuya, a national advocacy campaign and movement to...
View ArticleMiddleditch’s Legacy Endures with $50,000 Gift to Benefit Mandela Washington...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The Presidential Precinct is pleased to announce the receipt of a $50,000 gift from McGuireWoods, given in memory of the late Leigh B. Middleditch, Jr. This generous lead gift...
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Leaders Investing in Leaders: Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye
“As human beings, we do not exist in isolation. We’re here to support one another, to help one another.” Creating Change When Toyosi Ogunseye reflects on her career and her vision of leadership, two...
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Announcing the Precinct’s Newest Board Members
The Presidential Precinct is honored to begin our year with four new members added to our Board of Directors. These four are renowned leaders in their own right – each bringing with them an inspiring...
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CAMILA ROA YÁÑEZ: Latin America’s Beacon for Young Leaders
A land of contrasts Chile occupies a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is the southernmost country in the world and the one closest to...
View ArticleGlobal Founders | Johnathan Miller & Airborne Lifeline
Season 4, Episode 5Johnathan Miller is President of the Airborne Lifeline Foundation and a member of the Presidential Precinct’s Global Advisory Council. He served from 2018-2021 as the Africa...
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Women’s Economic Empowerment through Social Enterprise in Bangladesh
Rayhan Kabir joined the Presidential Precinct for the 2018 Global Leadership Forum during his time as a Community Solutions Fellow. He is currently completing Master of Public Policy &...
View ArticleGlobal Founders | Mentoring Women for Civic Leadership in the Gambia
Season 4, Episode 6Lala Touray is a 2021 Alumna of the Mandela Washington Fellowship’s Civic Engagement Institute at the Presidential Precinct. She is an award-winning poet, activist, and mentor to...
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Building Creative Solutions for Haiti through Community Dialogue
Anne Lisberth Jean is an Alumna of the Presidential Precinct’s Global Leadership Forum and a 2017 Community Solutions Fellow from Haiti. When she joined the Precinct in 2017, she was primarily working...
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Remembering Madeleine Albright: A Global Professor of Peace
At the Presidential Precinct, we speak regularly of mentors and believe deeply in the value of one generation working to inspire another. Rarely could a life model this work better than former...
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Leaders Investing in Leaders: Tim Davis
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Tim Davis, the founder of Guardian Point Capital, to discuss his career in investing and how it informs his support of the Precinct’s work. AN EARLY...
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Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem on the Greatest Strengths of the Mandela Washington...
In 2017, Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem arrived at the Presidential Precinct as a Mandela Washington Fellow from Nigeria. Today, he continues doing the critical work in law and prisoners’ rights that he was...
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Connectedness in the Fight for Universal Justice
Bryden Sandifer worked with the Presidential Precinct as a Summer Program Associate for the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship. Bryden is a 2022 graduate of the University of Virginia, where she...
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The Power of “Gongolo”: How to Build a City
Wakibu Bunnya, “Wakib”, is not afraid of an entrepreneurial challenge. He wants to build a new city in his home country of Uganda, a daunting feat. Where does one even begin? Wakib grew up in Bwaise,...
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The International Summit on Constitutionalism and Democratic Consolidation in...
The National Democratic Institute, in collaboration with the Government of Botswana, convened an Africa-wide Summit on Constitutionalism and Democratic Consolidation in Gaborone, Botswana this past...
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Neal Piper on Leadership at the Presidential Precinct
Nine years ago, I moved to Charlottesville, VA from Washington, DC for the opportunity of a lifetime: to get a promising startup, The Presidential Precinct, off the ground. When Jim Murray shared his...
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