Thrilled to extend a warm welcome to the fellows of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders! It was an honor to help welcome these inspiring leaders to Baton Rouge. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 #ExploreBatonRouge
Welcome Reception of the Mandela Washington Fellows at the Baton Rouge Capitol Park Museum. The MWF program is the flagship program of the U.S. Government’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). Established in 2014, thus the Fellowship program is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2024 at LSU. Twenty five young African leaders are visiting Louisiana State University the next 6 weeks to exchange ideas with faculty and community leaders from across the state. LSU College of Human Sciences & Education, Visit Baton Rouge, City/Parish of Baton Rouge, Laura Dean, Samba Dieng, Oliver (Ozzie) Crocco, Sharon Weston Broome