LDI Africa

08/30/2019

We celebrate our Mandela Washington Fellow's completion of service with our good friends from the South African Embassy in Washington DC. Inhlanhla Ienhle Thabo!

08/23/2019

"The business of development is a question of scale - how do we help this non-profit from serving 60 homeless children to serve 6 000? How do we partner with this tech organization from serving 5 000 underprivileged school children to serve 5 000 000?"

https://www.ldiafrica.org/blogs/news/low-hanging-fruits

08/20/2019

Shout out to Kait Brown a member of our selection board for her new social enterprise, Savorista, that is changing the world with the power of coffee!

08/16/2019

"I came to the USA to study Leadership in Civic Engagement so I can use the skills and experience to build on the work I do back in South Africa. In the nine weeks, I have been here I have been exposed to so much knowledge that my head literally hurts. "

As an entrepreneur and coach, I work with successful professionals and organizations across Africa to identify and capitalize on their personal/brand strengths to achieve business goals. We use different tools to help the client remain mindful, focused and committed to the achievement of their goals...

08/13/2019

"American work email culture is too informal. Hi, Hey, Hello. Simple. In America, you don't have to consult the dictionary when writing emails. Be direct in your communication. No stories! Get to the point, they will hang up on you. Trust me! 😂 (I am okay now, thank you)."

https://www.ldiafrica.org/blogs/news/working-in-the-usa

08/05/2019

We are pleased to welcome Thabo Godfrey Mongatane !

We are proud to welcome Thabo Mongatane to the LDI Africa staff team as Mandela Washington Fellow. Thabo Mongatane is a visionary South African Chartered Accountant, Business Coach and Professional Speaker who is dedicated to addressing high unemployment and poverty in Africa. He completed a Leaders...

10/31/2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: John-Ubong Silas, VP of Partnerships, 202.740.6873, [email protected] LDI Africa - MEST Africa Partners Towards New Opportunities for Leadership Development in Africa WASHINGTON, DC, October 29, 2018 - LDI Africa, a social enterprise providing technical as...

10/29/2018

This newly established partnership creates an unparalleled opportunity for LDI Africa to advance the work of creating the platform to bridge the gap of human and financial capital necessary to bolster the growth of Africa’s private and public institutions.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: John-Ubong Silas, VP of Partnerships, 202.740.6873, [email protected] LDI Africa - MEST Africa Partners Towards New Opportunities for Leadership Development in Africa WASHINGTON, DC, October 29, 2018 - LDI Africa, a social enterprise providing technical as...

10/09/2018

We are now accepting applications for paid fellowship positions at Africa's best profit and nonprofit organizations. One Acre Fund is one is these organizations. This opportunity is ideal for rising business, nonprofit, government and development leader seeking opportunities for global leadership development with a focus on African emerging markets.

https://www.ldiafrica.org/blogs/news/2019-emerging-institutions-fellowship-program-one-acre-fund

09/19/2018

Great conversation at LDI Africa's Talent Africa Series on Africa as the next frontier for business, social enterprise and change-making. Many thanks to our partners

LDI Africa's Emerging Institutions Fellowship Program application for 2019 cohort opens on October 1, 2018. For more details visit www.ldiafrica.org

09/17/2018

PRESS RELEASE - Are you in the DMV area and seeking opportunities for international service and impact? Join us tomorrow 9/18 at The Elliott School Building, Room 602, George Washington University. Featured programs include Mandela YALI Fellowship, Africa Business Fellowship, One Acre Fund and of course LDI Africa Emerging Institutions Fellowship Program. To RSVP and read the entire press release, please visit -

LDI Africa partners with the George Washington University Elliot School of International Affairs for the annual Talent Africa SeriesWASHINGTON, DC, September 17, 2018 – Africa, the next frontier of global service is now open for business. This is the response of many African governments and privat...