Brilliant13 for Mandela Washington Fellowship programme

The selected participants will partake in a six week academic residency at a US university, which would include seminars, mentoring and networking sessions, community service opportunities, site visits and cultural outings.

Miller explained said US President Barrack Obama launched YALI in 2010 to empower the incredible talent and creativity of young Africans. Last year, Obama expanded the initiative to include a fellowship component to give 500 young Africans across the continent the opportunity to go to the US and develop their skills as the next generation of leaders in civil society, business and government.