The State of the Fellowship is Stronger

Following the 10th anniversary celebration, it is encouraging to see how the sense of fellowship amongst the Fellows is developing and growing stronger.  To give you a sense of this, we celebrate the fellowship through the obligatory WhatsApp pics that are always posted whenever two or more Fellows gather and ‘check-in’ with the broader community.  It is only through greater networking and connectedness that we will harness the collective potential of the network. 

The Kenyan Fellows South Sudan initiative, for example, was born out of a high tea gathering one Friday afternoon. Another attendee was Dr. Terence Sibiya, banking executive at Nedbank and AFLI board member.  Thanks Janah and Geci for organising the respective gatherings!  So although these may appear to be mere selfies, they are indicators of change brewing among the Tutu Fellowship. 

Julie Gichuru and Victor Ochen at a Global Goals event with GoT actor Nikolaj Coster-WaldauRachel Adam, Mucha Mkanganwi, Christiaan Ndoro hosting Jacqueline Muna Musiitwa in HarareDr Wiebe Boer, Dr Jumoke Oduwole and Ije Ikoku at the African Finance Corporation Live event in AbujaCatherine Constatinides, Nkuli Bogopa, and Monica Musonda At the Forbes Leading Women Summit on International Women's DayAda Osakwe and Bright SimonsJulie Gichuru hosting a discussion on South Sudan - a result of the Kenyan Fellows South Sudan initiativeIfeoma Malo and Wiebe BoerMokena Makeka, Victor Ochen and Rinos MautsaFellows at Mo Ibrahim Governance WeekendAda Osakwe, Abayomi Awobokun and Cynthia Umoru aka Pretty Miss FarmerDr Geci Karuri-Sebina and Dr Wiebe Boer at the African Development Week in Dakar, SenegalAda Osakwe, Shaka Sisulu and Zukie Siyotula2010 Fellows Edwin Macharia and Eric Kacou bump into each other at an airport somewhere...The Nairobi Tea FellowsEdwin Macharia outside My Republik, Namibian Ally Angula's newly opened store in RwandaJoburg Fellows enjoy a jazz night out at The OrbitVictor Ochen and Aidan Eyakuze at a conference in Boston on Resilience in ChildrenFrançois Bonnici and Sello HatangBame Pule and Marc van Olst doing businessAidan Eyakuze, Neema Ndunguru, January Makamba, and Charles Washoma meeting in Dar es SalaamDr Julie MakaniSello Hatang giving a keynote address at François Bonnici's Bertha CentreDr Landry Signe buys the last copy of Fellow Kopano Matlwa's 3rd novel, Period PainSello Hatang and Tracey Webster meet to organise a Tutu Fellows dialogue