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The experiences of a former student of the African Leadership Academy | Tunde Folawiyo
Nkulukelo Yeni, affectionately known as ‘Ziggy’, is a graduate of the African Leadership Academy, who now attends Yale University. His younger years were difficult, with his father passing away before he even began primary school, and his mother dying just a few years later. However, despite becoming an orphan when he was ten years old, […]
The ALA – giving hope to disadvantaged youths | Tunde Folawiyo
One of the most admirable aspects of the ALA’s approach to education is that the financial status of applicants has no impact on whether or not they are accepted. This is a fact which most youth development supporters, including Tunde Folawiyo are most likely aware of. Because of this generosity, many talented, studious young people […]
Supporting the African Leadership Academy | Tunde Folawiyo
With its prominence as a premiere Pan-African institution dedicated to encouraging the growth and education of Africa’s most talented youth, the African Leadership Academy (ALA) relies greatly on the support of its various individuals, corporations and groups in order to fully operate and maintain a supremely safe, secure and extraordinarily valuable learning experience for the […]
The accomplishments of a former ALA student | Tunde Folawiyo
The African Leadership Academy is an organisation which many people, including Tunde Folawiyo, are now familiar with. It opened its doors just six years ago, welcoming the continent’s brightest young minds into its classrooms, and offering them the chance to learn all that there is to know about entrepreneurialism and effective leadership. Kenza Bouhaj was […]
How one ALA student is changing the face of African literature | Tunde Folawiyo
It’s little wonder so many people, including Tunde Folawiyo, support institutes like the African Leadership Academy. The success of the projects launched by the ALA’s students is quite astonishing, with virtually all of them having had an enormously positive impact on the lives of people across Africa. The work of Priscilla Semphere, a recent graduate […]
The achievements of ALA students | Tunde Folawiyo
The application process for the African Leadership Academy is designed in such a way that only those who have true leadership potential are accepted. Young men and women who have this natural aptitude are then taken under the academy’s wing, and given all of the knowledge and experience that they need in order to become […]
CEO of African Leadership Academy attends business leadership event | Tunde Folawiyo
Recently, the annual MTN Business World Executive Breakfast Meeting was held in Accra; the purpose of this event is to provide Ghanaian entrepreneurs, senior management professionals and CEOs with the opportunity to discuss important issues, network and engage with one another. The theme for this year’s meeting was leadership in business, a subject which is […]
Siebel Scholars Impact Award | Tunde Folawiyo
Chris Bradford, the co-founder of the African Leadership Academy, is a Siebel Scholar, who graduated from Stanford’s business school nine years ago. Last year, the ALA – arguably Bradford and Fred Swaniker’s most successful initiative to date – was the recipient of the Siebel Scholars Impact Award. The purpose of this $250,000 award is to […]
History of the African Leadership Academy | Tunde Folawiyo
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 […]
A look at one of the ALA’s young entrepreneurs | Tunde Folawiyo
The African Leadership Academy is designed to provide young Africans with the opportunity to better themselves, and reach their full potential. It has been very successful in this regard, with many of its students going on to establish their own entrepreneurial projects. This is why many people, including Tunde Folawiyo, continue to offer their support […]