Tag Archive | Tunde Folawiyo
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 […]
Contributing to the African Leadership Academy | Tunde Folawiyo
In its quest to foster today’s African youth toward the ultimate goal of successful leadership, the African Leadership Academy (ALA) relies heavily on its partnerships with various individuals, corporations and groups in order to fully provide a safe, secure and thoroughly beneficial learning experience for the institution’s hundreds of exceptional students. With the valued support […]
The African Leadership Academy’s approach to education | Tunde Folawiyo
Anyone with an interest in youth development programmes and education will be familiar with the African Leadership Academy, a boarding school in South Africa, which aims to help its students gain a better understanding of what it means to be an ethical, effective leader. Over the next five decades, the ALA intends to create a […]
Fred Swaniker explains the goals of the ALA | Tunde Folawiyo
One of Ghana’s most successful entrepreneurs, Fred Swaniker, was recently interviewed about the African Leadership Academy, which he co-founded over a decade ago. He explained that, very early on in his life, he had realised that there was a distinct lack of visionary, ethical leaders in Africa, and that it was this deficit which was […]
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 […]
Applying to the African Leadership Academy | Tunde Folawiyo
The African Leadership Academy is a premier Pan-African institution, encouraging the development of today’s youth and tomorrow’s future African leaders. Founded in 2004, the prestigious African Leadership Academy was open to students in 2008 and remains one of the continent’s foremost learning institutions, due to the encouragement fostered by millions of supporters, including Tunde Folawiyo. […]
ALA essay competition enables young people to offer solutions to Africa’s most pressing issues | Tunde Folawiyo
Members of the Global Advisory Board, including Tunde Folawiyo have helped the African Leadership Academy to become what it is today; one of the leading educational institutes for young people in Africa. It was founded by Fred Swaniker, a man from Ghana, who wanted to find a way to tackle some of Africa’s biggest problems; […]
The African Leadership Academy – nurturing the minds of Africa’s future entrepreneurs | Tunde Folawiyo
Throughout the centuries, Africa has been ravaged by poverty, war and famine. These problems have been further exacerbated by a distinct lack of strong governance. Leadership is the key to the growth and development of this continent’s nations; this is something which the founder of the ALA, Fred Swaniker, realised very early on in his […]
Tunde Folawiyo | The African Leadership Academy – home to the continent’s future leaders
Founded almost ten years ago, the African Leadership Academy (ALA) was created in order to provide young Africans with the opportunity to develop their academic and entrepreneurial skills. Only those aged between 15 and 18, who meet the specified criteria, can join this two-year programme. It is hoped that by nurturing the fresh minds of […]