YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa
Benson Mwangi is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in agricultural development, youth engagement, and leadership training. Currently serving as an Impact Makers Advisory Board Member at Digital Opportunity Trust since March 2024, Benson has been an Agripreneur at the Kenya Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development since January 2016. As a Youth Program Consultant for the Agriculture Sector Development Support Program (ASDSP Nyeri), Benson mobilized and trained over 2000 farmers to develop business plans and engage in digital marketing, leading to significant increases in registrations on marketing platforms. Additionally, Benson founded and coordinates the FANIKISHA NDOTO YOUTH INITIATIVE, and is a Fellow at the YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa. With a background that includes roles such as Senior Project Coordinator at the Ministry of Public Service, Youth & Gender Affairs, and Youth Policy Advisor at Digital Opportunity Trust, alongside an academic foundation in Enterprise Management from Karatina University, Benson demonstrates a robust commitment to community development and youth empowerment.
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YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa
The Young African Leaders Initiative (commonly referred to as 'YALI") was launched by the U.S. Government as a signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders. There are four Regional Leadership Centers across the continent, in Ghana, Senegal, South Africa, and Kenya. These Centers serve as regional hubs to encourage transformational learning and enhancing leadership skills. The YALI Regional Leadership Centers are a project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in close partnership with the MasterCard Foundation. Each Center is managed under a public/private partnership. The YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa, located at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, serves 14 countries in East and Central Africa. The Center is overseen Kenyatta University and is supported by a growing number of African and international public and private partners. The YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa is more than a location for learning or a venue for collaboration; it is a philosophy, a forward-leaning culture of diversity that invites dreaming and thinking differently to define and realize one’s potential. Selected participants will engage in leadership training across three tracks of study: (1) Business and Entrepreneurship, (2) Civic Leadership, and (3) Public Management in a 4-week residential format with a focus on individual and team leadership skills, innovation, creative learning, and communication. The program's emphasis is on interactive and experiential learning which fosters each participant's ability to contribute both individually and in teams.