Tunde Folawiyo
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ALA students attend summit on African development | Tunde Folawiyo
With the help of businessmen like Tunde Folawiyo, the African Leadership Academy is able to broaden the horizons of its students, not only by offering them a theoretical education, but also by bringing them along to important events, such as the Economist Africa...
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...
ALA graduate establishes Kenyan development organisation | Tunde Folawiyo
The support provided by members of the African Leadership Network, including Tunde Folawiyo, has enabled the African Leadership Academy to guide and nurture many talented and capable young people. One such example is Eddy Gicheru Oketch, an ALA graduate who is...