Alumni Blog

Kasanji Ngoie's Reflection on YYAS 2021 Online
January 19, 2022
Kasanji Ngoie – Lesotho (YYAS 2021)

Picture the scene: a group of young boys and girls from various countries all over Africa, whose lives...

My Unforgettable Experience at YYAS by Ephrathah Tadesse
March 2, 2020

My name is Ephrathah Tadesse and I am from Ethiopia. Fortunately I took part in the YYAS 2019 program in Zimbabwe.

I first learnt about the program from my family....

Transformative and Exciting YYAS Adventure by Linet Wangui
February 27, 2020

My YYAS journey started with a WhatsApp message to my mum from her best friend in the USA. It read “Please get Linet apply for this YYAS Program as per attached link; it’s...

YYAS: An Experience of a Lifetime by Lea Kpodo
January 13, 2020

Greetings to all my African family , near and far , the purpose of this blog post is to share the wonderful experience that I had at the Yale Young African Scholars...

Breaking Boundaries by Ashwini Brijmohun
January 16, 2020
Entering a new world, so to say, seemed like a daunting thing to do. It was my first time travelling all by myself. I boarded the airplane heading to Ghana frightened...
Evergreen Alex-Nworie's Reflection on YYAS 2022 Online
December 9, 2022

Evergreen Alex-Nworie (Nigeria - YYAS 2022)

“The community you deserve is the one you create” is a powerful line I took away from the YYAS 2022...

The Light in the Night that Zoomed my Horizons
January 13, 2023

Chidimma Chima (Nigeria; YYAS Online 2022)

Living and schooling in some suburban parts of Africa, is akin to living in the dark, because it may limit...

More than a One Week Experience
January 6, 2023

Mohamed Aziz Chebi (Tunisia; YYAS 2021 Online)

If you ask me how to describe YYAS in one word, I will say “unforgettable”....

Sharing my YYAS 2023 experience with the world
November 15, 2023

By Nokutenda Mazumba (Zimbabwe)

During the early days of August in 2023 I travelled to Harare, Zimbabwe for the YYAS residential program. I...