MSU welcomes East African fellows to participate in State Department program
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EmailMichigan State University is happy to welcome 11 fellows from East Africa to East Lansing for the month of May to participate in the United States Department of State Professional Fellows Program.
Michigan State University (MSU) is happy to welcome 11 fellows from East Africa to East Lansing for the month of May to participate in the United States Department of State Professional Fellows Program. The fellows arrived Saturday, April 28, and they will depart Michigan on May 27. The goal of the fellows program is to build fellows’ capacity and skills in agri-entrepreneurship and agri-food system innovation. This is a women’s economic empowerment initiative where issues of women’s empowerment will also take center stage in all programming. Kenyan, Tanzanian and Ugandan fellows will develop their leadership capacity and professional skills through this fully funded four-week fellowship program, which takes place on the MSU campus and at local host institutions.
The four-week U.S. program includes a professional internship with Michigan organizations focused on agriculture, innovation, agri-entrepreneurship and women’s empowerment along with additional seminars and trainings with professionals from MSU and throughout the state. The Michigan-based program will be followed by a one-week program in Washington, D.C. before fellows return to their home countries.
The Advancing Young Women Professional Fellows Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Professional Fellows Division and administered by MSU in partnership with Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania), University of Nairobi (Kenya) and Kyambogo University (Uganda).
The visiting fellows include:
From Kenya:
Joan Watheri Kinyanjui
Title: Founder, Yatta Beekeepers
Hometown: Juja, Kenya
Fellowship Placement: Beewise Farms/Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Rodgers Kirwa
Title: Founder, iAgriBizAfrica
Hometown: Nandi Hills, Kenya
Fellowship Placement: Michigan Farmers Market Association
Dorine Ngeti
Title: County Coordinator, National Government Affirmative Action Fund
Hometown: Werugha, Kenya
Fellowship Placement: Allen Neighborhood Center & Allen Market Place and Green Houses
From Tanzania:
Doreen Kavishe
Title: Farm Owner, Self-Employed
Hometown: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Fellowship Placement: Swallowtail Farm
Juliana Mataba
Title: Chairperson and Managing Director, J-LIM International Co. Ltd.
Hometown: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Fellowship Placement: Michigan State University Product Center
Sinthia Mnyaa
Title: Nutritionist/Food Training Officer, Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar
Hometown: Zanzibar, Tanzania
Fellowship Placement: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Christa Muzanila
Title: Project Coordinator, MEDA Economic Development Associates, Ltd.
Hometown: Morogoro, Tanzania
Fellowship Placement: Allen Neighborhood Center & Allen Market[AP4] Place
From Uganda:
Docus Alowo
Title: Graduate Assistant, Gulu University
Hometown: Tororo, Uganda
Fellowship Placement: Michigan Biotechnology Institute
Eudine Asara
Title: Project Accountant, Numa Feeds, Ltd.
Hometown: Kabwohe, Sheema, Uganda
Fellowship Placement: GreenStone Farm Credit Services
Oliver Nabiryo
Title: Program Officer, Sasakawa Global 2000
Hometown: Kampala, Uganda
Fellowship Placement: Michigan Farmers Market Association
Marion Namukose
Title: Farm Owner, Self-Employed
Hometown: Kaliro, Uganda
Fellowship Placement: Swallowtail Farm Fellowship City: Mason, Michigan
