African Leadership Academy is a world-class, pan-African secondary institution that aims to educate and develop outstanding students into principled, ethical leaders for Africa. It is an A level school, enrolling students aged 15-19 who are in their last two years of secondary and they sit the Cambridge International Examinations. The school, located in Johannesburg, South Africa seeks students who have demonstrated leadership, have good consistent academic performance, have an entrepreneurial/problem solving spirit, are involved in their communities and have a passion for Africa.
AFRICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - AT A GLANCE
Our Mission
African Leadership Academy (ALA) seeks to transform Africa by developing and supporting future generations of African leaders. Opened in September 2008, African Leadership Academy brings together the most promising 16 -19 year old leaders from all 54 African nations for an innovative two-year program designed to prepare each student for a lifetime of leadership on the continent. Students are selected to attend the Academy based on merit alone and complete a unique curriculum with a focus on Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and African studies. ALA graduates attend the world’s finest universities and will lead Africa toward a peaceful and prosperous future. ALA is a non-profit institution located on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Our Team
African Leadership Academy was founded in 2004 by Fred Swaniker, Chris Bradford, Peter Mombaur, and Acha Leke. The founding team brings considerable experience as educators, entrepreneurs, consultants, and corporate executives in Africa and throughout the world. Our Advisors and Directors are internationallyrecognized luminaries in business, leadership development, secondary education, and social entrepreneurship.
These include Carly Fiorina, the former CEO and Chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard; Isaac Shongwe, Chairman of the African Leadership Initiative in South Africa; Futhi Mtoba, Chairwoman of Deloitte & Touche South Africa; Sir Sam Jonah, formerly President of Anglogold Ashanti; Jon Cummings, Director at McKinsey & Company; Ralph Townsend, Headmaster of Winchester College (UK); Ed Brakeman, retired Managing Director of Bain Capital; James Mwangi, CEO of Equity Bank, Kenya and Tunde Folawiyo, Executive Director of The Yinka Folawiyo Group, Nigeria. ALA also has a larger network of like-minded mentors, partners, and leaders to provide alumni with the long-term support system needed to lead Africa toward equitable and lasting development.
Our Successes
• In June 2005, ALA launched a pilot summer program to test and refine its concept and curriculum.
By 2008, more than 500 young leaders from 40 countries had participated in this innovative program.
• In June 2006, co-founders Fred Swaniker and Chris Bradford were named Echoing Green Fellows and described as two of the “15 best emerging social entrepreneurs in the world.”
• In April 2007, ALA secured a state-of-the art campus on the outskirts of Johannesburg to serve as the home of the institution.
• In June 2010, 93 students of the Inaugural Class graduated, many with full scholarships to attend top universities around the world.
• In July 2010, ALA sent offers of admission to 105 students from 33 countries, out of a pool of over 2,000 applicants. For the first time applicants from Guinea, the Gambia, Tunisia and Rwanda, were admitted to the Academy.
• In 2010, ALA students gained entrance into leading universities in USA, Europe and Africa such as Harvard, Oxford, Stanford, University of Cape Town and Ashesi University, Ghana.
• In 2010, ALA students received over $9.5 million in scholarship money to attend university.
Your Role
African Leadership Academy offers like-minded individuals and organizations a growing global network of local chapters and strategic partnerships committed to fostering our vision. To learn more, please contact admissions@africanleadershipacademy.org.
Campus Address
1050 Printech Ave, Honeydew 2040 South Africa
Postal Address
Postnet Suite 413, Private Bag X1
Northcliff 2115 South Africa
Phone: +27 11 699 3000 Fax: +27 11 252 6190
Email: info@africanleadershipacademy.org
First Ready Development 695 (Incorporated under Section 21) T/A African Leadership Academy
Directors: Peter B. Mombaur, Dr. Achankeng Leke, Frederick K. Swaniker
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Gauteng Department of Education Reg. No. 400286
www.africanleadershipacademy.org
$9.5 million in University Scholarship Money Awarded to Outstanding
African Leadership Academy Graduates in 2010
The following are examples of just some of the leading universities that ALA students have been admitted to in 2010:
Fatoumata Fall, SENEGAL
University attending: Harvard University, USA
Also admitted to: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (USA)
Subject: Engineering
Samuel Gichohi, KENYA
University attending: Princeton University, USA
Subject: Computer Science
Ifedolapo Omiwole, NIGERIA
University attending: Yale University, USA
Also admitted to: Oxford University (UK)
Subject: Economics
Mbali Zondi, SOUTH AFRICA
University attending: Barnard College, USA
Also admitted to: Ithaca College (USA), Lake Forest College (USA)
Subject: Journalism
Nkululeko Zigizendoda Yeni, SOUTH AFRICA
University attending: Yale University, USA
Also admitted to: Amherst College (USA), Colgate University (USA), Harvard University (USA),
University of Virginia (USA)
Subject: International Relations
Felix Tetteh, GHANA
University attending: Ashesi University, Ghana
Also admitted to: The College of Idaho (USA)
Subject: Business Economics & Music
Campus Address
1050 Printech Ave, Honeydew 2040 South Africa
Postal Address
Postnet Suite 413, Private Bag X1
Northcliff 2115 South Africa
Phone: +27 11 699 3000 Fax: +27 11 252 6190
Email: info@africanleadershipacademy.org
First Ready Development 695 (Incorporated under Section 21) T/A African Leadership Academy Directors: Peter B. Mombaur, Dr. Achankeng Leke, Frederick K. Swaniker
Reg. No. 2005/005377/08 - VAT No. 4670224122 - PBO No. 930020187
Gauteng Department of Education Reg. No. 400286
www.africanleadershipacademy.org
Dagbedji Fagnisse, CÔTE D’IVOIRE
University attending: Duke University, USA
Subject: Engineering
Awarded: Robertson Scholarship
Mehdi Oulmakki, MOROCCO
University attending: Dartmouth College, USA
Also admitted to: Amherst College (USA), Northeastern University (USA), Pomona College (USA)
Subject: Mathematics
Marie Shabaya, KENYA
University attending: University of Durham, London, UK
Also admitted to: Royal Holloway (UK), University of London (UK), School of Oriental and African
Studies (UK)
Subject: Economics
Imelda Rweyemamu, TANZANIA
University attending: Jacobs University Bremen, Germany
Also admitted to: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (USA)
Subject: Engineering
Rumbidzai Gondo, ZIMBABWE
University attending: Colby College, USA
Subject: History
Mariam Doumbia, MALI
School attending: Miss Hall’s School, Massachusetts, USA
Subject: Gap Year Program
Awarded: ASSIST-USA Gap Year Scholarship
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