Africa

• Leaders
• Programs

This World Food Day, we're shining a spotlight on two Africa Leaders fostering food security in innovative ways.

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• Girls Opportunity Alliance

Learn how the Girls Opportunity Alliance supports community-driven solutions that advance equality and climate justice in Tanzania.

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• Girls Opportunity Alliance

See how the Girls Opportunity Alliance supports STEM education for Kenyan girls with disabilities.

• Leaders
• Changemakers

More than 140,000 women across 155 countries have educational and entrepreneurial opportunities, thanks to the 2023 Obama Leaders.

• Changemakers
• Sustainability

Find out how the 2023 cohort created a non-profit committed to a sustainable future for Africa, one entrepreneur at a time.

• Leaders
• Michelle Obama

We marked the fifth anniversary of the Leaders program where it all began.

• Equality
• Leaders

Progress for LGBTQ+ people in Uganda has been hindered by the current cultural and political landscape.

• Sustainability
• Leaders

Obama Foundation Leader transforms aquatic weeds into biodegradable plastic.

• Equality
• Leaders

Learn how Ireen is improving the livelihood of women and girls in Zambia’s rural communities.

• Girls Opportunity Alliance
• Leaders

Thuba’s story

• Girls Opportunity Alliance
• Equality

Rebecca’s story

• Leaders
• Changemakers

To mark the close of their program year, Obama Leaders from across the African continent volunteered to design and implement collaborative service projects that positively impacted their local communities.

• Leaders
• Changemakers

We spoke to six of our Nigerian Obama Leaders to learn more about how they've come together to protest brutality and corruption in the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.

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• Barack Obama

Learn how we're celebrating the centenary of Nelson Mandela's birth and hear from Leaders: Africa participant Lesley Williams on the legacy and work Madiba has left for all of us to carry forward.

• Scholars
• Leaders

When Robert Katende from the Leaders: Africa program met Vanessa Paranjothy, an Obama Scholar at Columbia University, at the 2018 Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago, they discovered an opportunity to team up to help their communities.

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• Leaders

Today, Kofi Annan, pioneer and peacemaker, passed away at 80. As we mourn the passing of our friend, we wanted to share some of the wisdom he offered just one month ago at a panel during our Africa: Leaders convening.

• Newsletter
• Changemakers

President Obama sent a message to the Obama Foundation email list on Mandela Day and Madiba's legacy, and his reflections on the inspiring young people he met at the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa convening in Johannesburg, South Africa.

• Newsletter
• Community Engagement

As the 200 emerging African leaders we brought together as part of our Leaders: Africa convening to exchange ideas on how to create positive change in their communities carried out a service project to celebrate Mandela Day, we did the same right here in C

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• Leaders

Earlier today, Chimwemwe John Paul Manyozo shared his reflection on his experience at the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa program in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Wednesday, July 18.

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• Leaders

Earlier today, Simidele Adeagbo shared a reflection on her experience at the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa program in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday, July 17.

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• Leaders

Earlier today, we shared the update below about the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa program in Johannesburg, South Africa, recapping the inspiring events on Monday, July 16.

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• Leaders

Earlier today, Veda Sunassee, Head of College, African Leadership University, shared his reflection on his experience at the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa program in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, July 15.

• Newsletter
• Obama Picks

Earlier today, Bernadette Meehan shared the message below with our full email list ahead of the Leaders: Africa convening in Johannesburg, South Africa July 14-18