After nearly eight years of applying to the prestigious Mandela Washington Fellowship, Promise Nyalungu was finally accepted into the programme. An alumnus of the University of Venda (UNIVEN) and a passionate advocate for youth development, currently attached to UNIVEN Centre for Entrepreneurship (UCfERI) in the Directorate of Community Engagement, Entrepreneurship, Inclusive Innovation and Commercialisation as a Marketing Officer.
Over a period of six weeks, the University of Delaware hosted a fellowship that brought together more than 650 emerging leaders from Africa, selected from a pool of 58,000 applications. Promise participated in the Leadership in Civic Engagement track where fellows engaged in After nearly eight years of applying to the prestigious Mandela Washington Fellowship, Promise Nyalungu was finally accepted into the programme. An alumnus of the University of Venda (UNIVEN) and a passionate advocate for youth development, currently attached to UNIVEN Centre for Entrepreneurship (UCfERI) in the Directorate of Community Engagement, Entrepreneurship, Inclusive Innovation and Commercialisation as a Marketing Officer.
Over a period of six weeks, the University of Delaware hosted a fellowship that brought together more than 650 emerging leaders from Africa, selected from a pool of 58,000 applications. Promise participated in the Leadership in Civic Engagement track where fellows engaged in Promise returns with a strengthened action plan and a renewed commitment to drive change within the university and the broader community. The fellowship reaffirmed the value of African stories, voices, and collaborative leadership, encouraging a collective approach to local and global challenges.
This milestone serves not only as a personal achievement but also as an opportunity for the University of Venda to strengthen its footprint in global academic and leadership networks.
University of Delaware 2025 cohort during the welcome ceremony
Snaps from the farewell and awards ceremony
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Department of Marketing, Branding and Communication
University of Venda
Tel: 082 868 2218 / 082 868 1811
