Press Release
ALA
November 21,
2014
Africa
Leadership
Academy Update
Webinar
on Wednesday,
3rd December
2014 at 6pm
South African
time (4pm GMT;
8am Pacific
time; 11am
Eastern time).
Just as
public
companies
hold
quarterly
"earnings
calls" for
their
shareholders
to share
results, so
too does ALA
host an
annual
conference
call with
its
stakeholders.
2014 has been a
tremendous year
for ALA. We
celebrated the
tenth year of
the ALA vision,graduated
our fifth class and welcomed
our seventh
cohort of young
leaders onto
our campus. A
pivotal
milestone of the
past year was
the graduation
of our inaugural
class of
students from
universities
across the
globe. We are
thrilled that
almost
two-thirds of
them have
returned
immediately to
the continent to
take up
impactful roles
in leading
organizations or
to pursue
entrepreneurial
ventures with
potential for
transformative
impact. We also
began
construction of
our new
dormitory, the
second-largest
investment of
resources in
ALA's history,
which will allow
us to increase
our enrollment by
over 35%. We
have continued
to expand the
impact of our
model through
programs such as
the Global
Scholars Program
(GSP).
GSP enables
young leaders
from around the
world to enjoy
an intensive ALA
entrepreneurial
leadership
development
experience, and
revenue from GSP
contributes to
ALA's financial
sustainability.
Our network of
634 young
leaders,
(averaging the
age of 20) is
already
impacting
communities
across Africa.
Over 50
student-founded
ventures thrive
in 15 countries
across the
continent,
creating 209
quality jobs and
impacting the
lives of almost
6 million
stakeholders.
We would love to
share some of
this progress
with you during
the ALA Update
Call. The call
will be an ideal
opportunity for
you to engage
directly with
the founders of
ALA, Chris
Bradford and
Fred Swaniker,
and to hear from
some of our
young leaders
who will share
their
perspectives.
You will also
have the
opportunity to
ask questions
and share ideas
directly with
ALA's senior
management.
Once again, the
call will be
held on Wednesday
3rd December at
6pm South
African time
(4pm GMT; 8am
Pacific time;
11am Eastern
time), so
please do mark
this date on
your calendar.
To register for
the call, which
takes the form
of a webinar
this year,
please click on
the following
link:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/62738496034616066
We look forward
to sharing these
exciting updates
with you soon.
Best wishes,
Dr. Frank Aswani
VP and Director
of Strategic
Relations
African
Leadership
Academy
