YALI RLC SA Malawi Alumni Chapter

09/02/2026

Please note that the RLC-SA has launched the call for applications for online cohort 23. The application links and information session details are below.


Education changemakers Online Cohort 1: https://forms.office.com/r/7SbFPWpsZ3

Youth in Power Online Cohort 1: https://forms.office.com/r/xBfiY58Kmt

Information Session

Date: 11 February 2026

Time: 14:00

Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MTJjZjZjMTMtYmFjMi00NjBkLTkwZmYtMDljNTM5ZTFhMWZl%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ca9a8b8c-3ea3-4799-a43e-5510398e7a3b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b1f560b2-02b1-4035-8753-015c97a69830%22%7d

U.S. Embassy Lilongwe, US-Malawi Exchange Alumni Association

15/12/2025

Exciting Opportunity Alert!
Africa Startup Accelerator – Advanced Venture School
The Africa Startup Accelerator is an intensive 3-week program focused on advanced entrepreneurship and leadership, utilizing the Venture School curriculum tailored specifically for high-potential startups eager to scale. Participants will adopt the Lean LaunchPad methodology, engaging in hands-on curriculum designed to rapidly test, refine, and launch their ideas. This program will be hosted by the Institute for International Business at Tippie College of Business.

Location – The University of Iowa campus in Iowa City
Program duration – June 30 to July 25, 2026
Apply by January 15, 2026 – https://tinyurl.com/IOWA-ASA

US-Malawi Exchange Alumni Association U.S. Embassy Lilongwe

19/11/2025

The Regional Leadership Center – Southern Africa (RLC-SA) is hosting a Virtual Alumni Handbook Roadshow, and all alumni are encouraged to attend.

During this roadshow, the Center will present the revised Alumni Engagement Handbook and brief us on how chapters will operate moving forward under the new structure and rebrand with UNISA.

This is a key moment for all YALI / RLC-SA alumni to understand the new engagement processes, governance, opportunities, and our role as alumni across the region.

🗓️ Dates:
• 25 – 27 November 2025
• 2 – 4 December 2025
⏰ Time: 17:00 – 18:00 SAST
💻 Platform: Virtual

Let’s show up, get informed, and strengthen our community as we move into this new chapter of RLC-SA.

Register now: Scan the QR Code on the poster or use the link provided below:
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28/10/2025

We’re Back with the Growth Webinars Series!

The RLC-SA Malawi Chapter is excited to launch the Growth Webinars Series, inspiring and equipping our alumni with practical insights for personal and professional growth.

Join us for Q&A Session 1 with an achiever — Dr. Chimwemwe John Paul Manyozo, World Bank IDA Champion, Oxford University Communications, Chevening Scholar, and Author, as he shares on:

Cracking Global Scholarships: Strategies, Systems, and Opportunities for Malawian Youths

📅 Date: 5th November 2025
🕢 Time: 07:30 PM – 08:15 PM (CAT)
💻 Platform: Zoom

Open To:
• YALI RLC-SA Alumni
• Mandela Washington Fellows
• Young Malawian Leaders

Register now by scanning the QR Code on the poster or using the link below!

https://forms.gle/4DcDa2XMbESDyu1D9

For more details, contact Annie at +265 99 378 5581

Let’s grow together!!! 💪🏾🔥


US-Malawi Exchange Alumni Association

21/08/2025

Support Hey Girl Foundation's Menstrual Health Project!

Join us in empowering young girls in primary school to take control of their health and education. Our menstrual health project provides essential sanitary products and education to girls in need.

Buy Your Tickets Now and Make a Difference!

Every ticket sold brings us closer to our goal of providing 1000 girls with sanitary kits and menstrual health education. Your support will help us:
- Distribute sanitary kits to underprivileged girls
- Deliver menstrual health education to break stigmas
- Promote sustainable and reusable products
- Build changing rooms

Ticket Price: [K30,000]

How to Buy Tickets: [Contact +265985153378]

Let's Unite for Change!

06/08/2025

The YALI RLC SA Malawi Chapter is bursting with pride as we celebrate our very own Agness Chisale (Civic Leadership Track, 2021) for securing not one, but two fully funded scholarships at world-renowned universities in Canada and the UK! 🎓🇨🇦🇬🇧

Among thousands of applicants, Aggie emerged victorious through the highly competitive Equity and Merit Scholarship—where only 30 out of over 2,700 applicants were selected.

Aggie’s journey is not only a personal triumph but a beacon of inspiration to every young African leader striving for excellence. As she embarks on this next chapter, she carries with her a deep commitment to grow academically and personally—so she can return to Malawi equipped with the knowledge and skills to make a lasting impact.

🇲🇼 We celebrate you, Aggie! The YALI spirit lives on through your journey. Keep soaring, changemaker!

20/07/2025

27/06/2025

Big Congratultions to our Chapter Chairperson, Martin Manyozo, on his selection into the Mandela Washington Fellowship!!!!

Martin is currently at Louisiana State University (LSU) on the Civic Engagement track, where he’s eager to sharpen his leadership, explore innovative civic strategies, and connect with fellow changemakers from across Africa.

Martin passionate about bringing back practical tools to scale up community development efforts, especially his Waste to Art initiative, empowering youth to turn waste into marketable products and promoting climate-smart agriculture to boost resilience in rural Malawi.

We are inspired by his vision to drive local solutions to global challenges. Keep shining, Martin—Malawi is proud of you! 🇲🇼

18/03/2025

We celebrate a milestone realized! Michelle Mwampashi Samuel is set to launch her book, on May 2, 2025. Let us support her by attending the book launch YALI alumni in Blantyre...for more information, see the flyers attached.

Michelle is a YALI RLC SA cohort 18 alumni, from the Business Development and Entrepreneurship Track.

18/02/2025

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