African Women Refugees Sharpen Leadership Capacity as They Rebuild Their Lives Graduates of the course from the Nakivale refugee camp. Over 120 women are registered for the fourth edition of Africa Women’s Leadership and Mental Wellbeing Course (AWLC#4) which kicked off in October.  Refugee women form 50% of those attending the course. Majority of the refugee women are from Nakivale, one of four camps in Uganda, while the rest are from Kakuma, one of the largest refugee camps in Kenya. Generally, women and girls face discrimination and violence every day, simply because of their gender. An ordinary task like collecting water or going to th ...

Thank You for Walking the Journey With Us Participants of the Being a Leader course that was held at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Welcome to our inaugural ALT Newsletter, designed to keep you updated on what we are doing. Since our inception in March 2019, a lot has happened. Our first year of existence was spent in setting up operational, financial and legal systems – as well as initial partnerships – in South Africa, Ghana and Zambia. In February 2020, we had our first Being a Leader course at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana.  The following mo ...