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April 8, 2020
The Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) Team has been closely monitoring the global situation surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. The health and safety of the YYAS...
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...