The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was launched with an aim to invest in the next generation of Africa’s leaders. The YALI Regional Leadership Center (RLC) East Africa, located in Nairobi, is one part of the initiative that provides training to young people from 14 countries in East and Central Africa.

On April 28th, 2017 we will celebrate the 15th cohort of graduates and say farewell to Mark McCord, who's great personality and drive has helped groom strong, focused leaders across the continent.

Join us on social media to congratulate the graduating class and wish them the best. Feel free to copy and paste the draft tweets and posts or develop your own.

See you on social!

What we're saying on twitter

Participating handles: @YALINetwork @KenyattaUni @YALIRLCEA @WashFellowship

Hashtags: #YALItransformation #YALIleaders

Congrats, @YALIRCEA on the graduation of our 15th cohort. Because of these young African leaders, we are closer to a brighter future for Africa. #YALIleaders

Congrats, @YALIRCEA on the graduation of our 15th cohort. Because of these young African leaders, we are closer to a brighter future for Africa. #YALIleaders

More than one thousand young African leaders have completed training @YALIRLCEA! Excited about the future!

"YALI has not just polished my leadership skills it has also made me realize I have what it takes to make this continent great."YALI alumni

Today, @YALIRCEA marks the graduation of the 15th cohort, Join us in celebrating more emerging African leaders.

Bidding farewell to the heroic master facilitator @MarkMccord7 for a job well done during his tenure at the@YALIRCEA #YALIleaders

WHAT WE'RE SAYING ON FACEBOOK

It's 4/28! Join us in congratulating the 15th cohort of young people to graduate from the YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa based at Kenyatta University. These young African leaders give us a reason to believe. Do you? #YALItransformation

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