The experiences of a former student of the African Leadership Academy | Tunde Folawiyo

Nkulukelo Yeni, affectionately known as ‘Ziggy’, is a graduate of the African Leadership Academy, who now attends Yale University.  His younger years were difficult, with his father passing away before he even began primary school, and his mother dying...

The ALA – giving hope to disadvantaged youths | Tunde Folawiyo

One of the most admirable aspects of the ALA’s approach to education is that the financial status of applicants has no impact on whether or not they are accepted. This is a fact which most youth development supporters, including Tunde Folawiyo are most likely...

Supporting the African Leadership Academy | Tunde Folawiyo

With its prominence as a premiere Pan-African institution dedicated to encouraging the growth and education of Africa’s most talented youth, the African Leadership Academy (ALA) relies greatly on the support of its various individuals, corporations and groups in order...

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...

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...