Pulte Institute to host Mandela Washington Fellowship with new format

Pulte Institute to host Mandela Washington Fellowship with new format

The Pulte Institute for Global Development, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, is proud to announce its selection as an Institute Partner for the 2021 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning June 21, the University of Notre Dame will virtually engage 25 of Africa's bright, emerging business leaders for a six-week Leadership Institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

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Mandela Washington Fellow develops app to fight COVID-19 disinformation in Africa

Mandela Washington Fellow develops app to fight COVID-19 disinformation in Africa

2017 Mandela Washington Fellow Alfred Kankuzi is taking action to help stop disinformation and provide potentially life-saving information to his fellow Malawians. In early April, Alfred discovered that most Malawians were learning about COVID-19 through social media, which was causing more confusion, fear and panic, and saw an opportunity to create an app that could break local language barriers and provide accurate information to as many people in Malawi as possible. 

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