Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Program provides opportunities for training women entrepreneur educators in Zambia
Staff, 2022-11-09 12:24:08,
Tiffany Young, adjunct professor for the College of Education and Human Development and KaPreace Young, Equity and Diversity specialist for Washoe County School District, traveled to Lusaka, Zambia, in October 2022 to participate in the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Reciprocal Exchange. The U.S. Department of State, in partnership with IREX, supported U.S. participants’ travel to sub-Saharan Africa to conduct skills workshops for Mandela Washington Fellowship alums.
The project facilitated workshops in Zambia to a network of women micro-entrepreneur educators and their trainees, who have undergone virtual training conducted in 2021 jointly by Inota Cheta, and Tiffany Young, with a presentation by KaPreace Young, supported by IREX and Partners of the Americans – The Citizens Diplomacy Action Fund.
“Our targeted beneficiaries are women micro-entrepreneurs who have participated in entrepreneurship workshops directly trained by myself and Iota, as well as women who have been trained by women who have undergone our program,” Tiffany Young said.
The project conducted five workshops of forty participants in Lusaka, and Chongwe, the latter two being rural communities.
“Our targeted beneficiaries are women micro-entrepreneurs who have participated in…
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