Vice President Harris Announces New Investment in Young African Leaders Initiative

Vice President Harris Announces New Investment in Young African Leaders Initiative

At the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C., Vice President Kamala Harris announced plans to work with Congress to fund an additional U.S. government investment of more than $100 million in the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). 

As part of this expansion and in collaboration with partners, USAID will create the Young African Leaders Exchange, the first pan-African virtual platform that will enable the Diaspora and other key stakeholders to connect directly with nearly 28,000 YALI alumni from 49 sub-Saharan countries since YALI was launched in 2010. The Exchange will promote networking, strengthen the role of mentors and coaches, showcase initiatives, enhance women and marginalized youth’s leadership, and support young African leaders to access grant or internship opportunities. 

The additional funding will expand YALI’s training and mentoring of young…