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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This might be of interest to our colleagues in Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Suchith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> sdi-africa-bounces@lists.gsdi.org [mailto:sdi-africa-bounces@lists.gsdi.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kate Lance<br><b>Sent:</b> 15 January 2014 14:28<br><b>To:</b> SDI-Africa<br><b>Subject:</b> Washington Fellowship, President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id=yiv0290631154><div><div><div id=yiv0290631154><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1389643410128_18156"><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1389643410128_18155"><div id=yiv0290631154><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1388759946623_14427"><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1388759946623_14426"><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_8_1387575655307_8"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://youngafricanleaders.state.gov/washington-fellows/">http://youngafricanleaders.state.gov/washington-fellows/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_8_1387575655307_8"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_8_1387575655307_8"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Application deadline: Monday, January 27, 2014, 12:00 midnight Eastern Standard Time <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_8_1387575655307_8"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_8_1387575655307_8"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.irex.org/application/washington-fellowship-application-information">http://www.irex.org/application/washington-fellowship-application-information</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_8_1387575655307_8"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Washington Fellowship, President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_8_1387575655307_68"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>President Obama launched the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) in 2010 to support young African leaders as they spur growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic governance, and enhance peace and security across Africa. The Washington Fellowship, which begins in 2014, will bring 500 young leaders to the United States each year for academic coursework and leadership training and will create unique opportunities in Africa for Fellows to put new skills to practical use in leading organizations, communities, and countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_8_1387575655307_8"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_8_1387575655307_8"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Participating countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Republic of the Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_8_1387575655307_8"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1388759946623_14546"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>The online application for the Washington Fellowship is currently available. Completed applications, including all supporting documents, are due by 12:00 midnight Eastern Standard Time, January 27, 2014. All applications must be submitted via the online application system.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1389643410128_18158"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1388759946623_14549"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>If you are selected, the U.S. government will cover all participant costs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1388759946623_14548"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv0290631154yui_3_13_0_ym1_8_1387575655307_45"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>If you have questions about the application, please email <a href="mailto:washingtonfellowship@irex.org">washingtonfellowship@irex.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>