With the encouragement of many valued supporters throughout Africa, including Tunde Folawiyo, the prestigious African Leadership Academy stands as one of the continent’s leading institutions for learning. Encouraging personal growth, outstanding leadership and exceptional entrepreneurial training to its hundreds of students yearly, the African Leadership Academy’s secondary boarding and their comprehensive curriculum are focused on empathy and an understanding of the hardships plaguing the continent, such as immense poverty and disease. Inspiring African youth since its founding in 2004, those accepted into the programme will be trained in hunger eradication, health care provision, economic growth, and conflict resolution – all essential elements to successful leadership within the continent.

With its commitment to providing an outstanding learning outlet for today’s African youth, the African Leadership Academy partners with various individuals, corporations and groups in order to fund its operations. There are a host of methods to contribute to the academy, such as donations of monetary funds, volunteering as a host family for a student or entertaining the prospect of internships within a respective company. Each contribution serves as a valued tool in promoting Africa’s leadership and growth through the academy. The African Leadership Academy encourages prospective donors to visit its campus to meet with students and experience the thriving environment of the institution. The ALA campus is built around a circular quad, an ideal space for students to meet, interact with another, and study. Therein lie a number dormitories and classrooms, a dining hall, an auditorium and a laboratory to provide an optimal learning area for students.

In order to be considered for acceptance into the ALA, applications must possess exceptional character and a proven record of academic accomplishments. African youth aged 15–18 year-olds possessing these core values are eligible to apply for admittance to this prestigious academy, located in the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. These students must then endure a rigorous acceptance process as the African Leadership Academy strives to accept only the boldest, brightest of students to take on the challenging curriculum set forth. Students must also adhere by a curfew and behavioural guidelines, each imperative to ensure a productive learning environment. The African Leadership Academy also places a heavy emphasis on diversity, often pairing off students with roommates from different counties, often speaking different languages. The ALA’s many supporters, including Tunde Folawiyo, continues to provide outstanding support and guidance for the academy’s hundreds of students yearly.