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What type of people does the ALA accept into its school? | Tunde Folawiyo
Anyone who, like Tunde Folawiyo, is interested in youth development projects, will be familiar with the African Leadership Academy. Despite being a relatively new school, the ALA is now considered by many to be one of the finest educational institutes on the continent. One of the reasons for its success is its strict selection criteria; […]
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 remarkable journey of one ALA student | Tunde Folawiyo
Anyone who is familiar with the ALA, like Tunde Folawiyo, will be aware that the students who study at this academy are exceptional in many ways, with a significant number of them having surmounted enormous obstacles in order to achieve their educational goals. Paul Lorem is one such person; he attended the ALA several years […]
Fred Swaniker – changing Africa for the better | Tunde Folawiyo
Fred Swaniker, a well-known Ghanaian entrepreneur, has accomplished many things over the course of his relatively brief career; however, his most notable achievement is undoubtedly the co-founding of the African Leadership Academy, a boarding school which has providing hundreds of talented young people across the continent with the opportunity to learn about leadership, and entrepreneurialism. […]
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 […]
ALA student sets up Moroccan entrepreneur project | Tunde Folawiyo
With support from the African Leadership Network, an organisation with the help of members such as Tunde Folawiyo, the African Leadership Academy has been nurturing the minds of young leaders for several years now, supporting them as they pursue their entrepreneurial goals. A prime example of the effectiveness of the ALA’s approach is the REC […]
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 […]