Africa-America Institute

Feb 18, 2017

Talented Afrodiasporans! Looking to get high-impact training in the US from America? Or to contribute your US-built skills to Africa? The Africa-America Institute (AAI) is a premier U.S.-based international organization dedicated with a variety of skills training, convening activities and programs in both the USA and Africa. To learn more, check out their current openings

Founded in 1953, The Africa-America Institute (AAI) is a premier U.S.-based international organization dedicated to strengthening human capacity of Africans and promoting the continent’s development through higher education and skills training, convening activities, program implementation and management. Our primary model is that we identify capacity-building projects and coordinate the programmatic, financial administration and evaluation necessary to deliver high-impact results.

AAI raises funds to provide scholarships to smart and under-resourced students to attend top-performing African universities and develops programs  that focus on increasing the skills of the next generation of African youth so that they become globally competitive. AAI alumni are at the forefront of Africa’s public, non-profit, and private sectors.

Yana Fleming

Yana Fleming

I have worked in marketing communications for over 20 years with 15 years specialising in emerging markets. As a consultant, I bring creative and technical know-how, and a wealth of strategic communications experience garnered from working with multinational corporations, educational institutions, government agencies, and nonprofits.

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