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Who We Are

Fanele Chester

I am pursuing my last year of undergraduate studies at the University of Chicago. I was born and raised in Manzini, Swaziland, and I am very passionate about growth and development across the African continent. Please refer to my website www.fanelechester.com for more. Feel free to connect with me on Facebook and Twitter!

African Leadership Academy

The African Leadership Foundation is a non profit organization that seeks to create transformational change in Africa by developing and connecting the next generation of African leaders.  We carry out this mission by supporting the African Leadership Academy (ALA) in Johannesburg, South Africa.  

ALA attracts outstanding 16-19 year olds from all over Africa and cultivates their leadership and entrepreneurial skills with the goal of empowering them to initiate positive change in their communities.  Since the Academy's first graduating class in 2010, ALA graduates have gained admission to the finest US and UK universities, have earned $21 million in financial support, and have continued to built non-profit organizations, launched profitable business ventures, explored cutting edge ideas in science and technology, and developed scalable innovations to address social, economic, and health challenges.  You can listen to their stories here.    

Please consider how your fundraising can support ALA.  Invest in positive change in Africa. 

How to Give

Click the big orange DONATE button or go one step further and help us fundraise by clicking the JOIN THE TEAM button. You'll get your own fundraising page to share with family and friends. 

To join Team ALF, please email Jennifer at jbombasaro-brady@africanleadershipfoundation.org.  

Thank you for your support!

Your Impact 

$35 - Keeps a student in touch with their family for a year

$50 - Purchases three new books for the student library

$75 - Purchases a new uniform for a student

$150 - Allows a student to launch a community service project

$500 - Buys a new laptop for student use

$750 - Provides health insurance for a student

$1,000 - Secures transportation for a student

$9,000 - Provides room and board for one student

$25,000 - Provides a full scholarship for one student