The second group of 12 young African leaders participating in the Mandela Washington Fellowship program visited the Rotary Club of North Jackson on August 2. Like the first group that visited on July 26, this group of leaders is hosted by Jackson State University Professor and North Jackson Rotarian Dr. Sharon Simmons.
All 24 of the leaders studied with various American universities over the past two years. Those studies were conducted virtually from their home countries because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The current visit to the United States is the first visit to our country for many of the fellows.
Shown in the following photo are: (from the left) Rotarian Don Roberts, Stark Bode, an Artist from Togo, and Tsholofelo Letsholo, a Human Resources Management professional from Botswana.
Also shown with our African visitors are the Rotarians Lori Greer (left) and Lynette Suttlar (2nd from right). The YALI Visitors are Thierno Souleymane Diop Niang, a jurist from Senegal (second from left), Lorna Juma, a Public Management/ Business Development Professional from Kenya (center), and Tsholofelo Letsholo a Human Resources Management Professional from Botswana (right).
We hope that our visitors have felt welcome in Jackson and in the United States and we thank them for sharing their time with us.