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February 4, 2020
Forsi Ferdinand is a teenager on a mission to improve education access in Africa. Forsi grew up in Cameroon and was entering 11th grade when a sociopolitical crisis caused...
November 5, 2019
The Yale Young African Scholars Program (YYAS) is excited to announce that our 2020 application is now available online! Thanks to generous support from the Higherlife...
October 3, 2019
The Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) Program has officially completed its 2019 sessions, offering academic enrichment opportunities to outstanding African secondary school...