AFLI 2025 New Year newsletter |
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AFLI 2025 New Year NewsletterAs we move into 2025, the African Leadership Institute wishes all its Fellows, subscribers, and friends all the best for a year in which a confluence of complex economic, political, and environmental factors will make the call to action even more pressing for AFLI and the Tutu Fellowship than ever before.
This newsletter celebrates the significant achievements and impact of Fellows in 2024. We also reflect on the many unsung heroes, those re-setting narratives, building communities, and catalysing growth across the continent. A special mention goes to those who stood firm when speaking truth to power. We stand with you and remember the words of the Arch: “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”
We thank our partners, sponsors and friends for their support in making 2024 a stellar year. In particular, the Mastercard, Gates, Skoll, Rockefeller and McNulty Foundations; Investec, Ninety One, JP Morgan, Equity Bank, Deloitte and, most importantly, the generous contributions of Fellows dedicated to paying back and paying it forward. We thank you and look forward to achieving more in 2025.
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| The 2024 Tutu Fellowship Class of 2024 graduates in London
The Tutu Class of 2024 graduated on 8 September 2024 in a joyful celebration at the Africa Centre in London.
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| Huge interest in 2025 Tutu Fellowship Programme
AFLI received more than 900 nominations for the approximately 25 slots of the 2025 Archbishop Tutu Fellowship Programme. Selectors are currently reviewing the applications of the shortlisted top 50.
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| 2009 Tutu Fellow Lai Yahaya takes over as AFLI CEO
In November, Lai Yahaya added to his role as a Board Member, taking over as CEO at AFLI after Jackie Chimhanzi PhD accepted a position as Regional Director at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
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| 2007 Fellow Niven Postma to lead the Tutu Fellowship Programme
Niven Postma will be AFLI's new Programme Director of the Tutu Fellowship Programme. She begins in January 2025, ahead of the first workshop of the 2025 cohort at Mont Fleur, South Africa.
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| 2016 Fellow Jon Kornik uses tech to reduce household energy costs
Plentify, a company that was founded with others by 2016 Tutu Fellow, Jon Kornik, is making an impact by using data to increase power savings and efficiencies for households.
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| Lydie Hakazimana selected for the Rainer Arnold Fellowship
2012 Tutu Fellow Lydie Hakizimana has been selected to participate in the 2024 Rainer Arnhold Fellowship in her role as CEO and Co-Founder of Happy Hearts Preschools. The foundation behind the fellowship assists high-impact organisations.
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| Risper Alaro named as one of the Top 20 Most Powerful Women in Finance
2014 Tutu Fellow Risper Alaro Mukoto has been named by Business Monthly East Africa in a year-end series as one of the top 20 Most Powerful Women in Finance in East Africa in 2024.
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| Tribute to deceased 2020 Tutu Fellow Aminata Wurie
Sylvia Makario writes a poignant tribute to her classmate, 2020 Tutu Fellow Aminata Wurie, who has died. She writes that Aminata's life will echo in theirs for the rest of their lives.
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| Mimi Kalinda launches book on using storytelling as a leadership strategy
2017 Tutu Fellow Mimi Kalinda has launched her new book, Echoes of Influence: Harnessing the Power of Storytelling as a Leadership Strategy. She says effective storytelling transcends traditional leadership techniques, helping leaders to engage, inspire, and drive significant change.
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| Jumoke Oduwole JSD appointed Nigeria's Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment
2013 Tutu Fellow Jumoke Oduwole JSD has been appointed as the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment in Nigeria by President Bola Tinubu. She was among seven new ministers announced by the president in his October cabinet reshuffle.
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| Bosun Tijani PhD appointed co-chair of UN body on submarine telecom cables
2017 Tutu Fellow Bosun Tijani PhD has been appointed as the Co-Chair of the UN's International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Advisory Body for Submarine Cable Resilience. The body promotes improving the resilience of submarine cables.
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| Wiebe Boer PhD appointed to new role in Caribbean healthcare network
2015 Tutu Fellow Wiebe Boer has been appointed as the Chief Growth Officer at JIPA Network in the Caribbean. JIPA Network is a healthcare company that collaborates with medical experts to provide healthcare to patients in the US, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.
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| Patrick Gatonga joins Equity Health Insurance as Managing Director
2023 Tutu Fellow Patrick Gatonga has been appointed as the Managing Director of Equity Health Insurance - a newly formed company within the Equity Group in Kenya.
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| Democracy in Zambia Works - If we fix it
2014 Tutu Fellow Linda Kasonde wrote this essay for the International Day of Democracy. In it, she warns against anti-democratic trends and creeping authoritarianism.
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Support AFLI AFLI appreciates, and depends upon, the financial support of our sponsors, foundations, alumni and individuals. These generous contributions allow us to provide world-class programmes, and to sustain a growing network of high-potential leaders from across Africa.
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Tutu Fellows Directory
AFLI has a directory of all of the Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellows. Search the directory by country, type, text, name, or a range of other methods.
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| AFLI's Leadership Directory
AFLI has compiled the first pan-African directory of organisations promoting and developing young leaders, and it is fully searchable.
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