AECOM Blog: Empowering Africa’s Future Presidents

By Anne Ellis
AECOM Vice President, Global Initiatives

With 60% of Africa’s population under the age of 35, it’s recognized that today's youth will shape the continent's future. The leaders of this generation will help make the decisions that will propel economies, seed growth and prosperity, and strengthen democratic institutions.

AECOM made a bold demonstration of support of Africa’s young leaders. The firm donated nearly US$300,000 to support the development and execution of the Presidential Precinct’s Academic and Leadership Program for 25 Mandela Washington Fellows of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) — an effort by President Obama’s administration to help guide Africa’s most-promising young leaders. In addition to financial support, AECOM executives and clients participated in the delivery of the Fellows' six-week Academic and Leadership Program.

I partnered with AECOM's Joe Wambia, managing director, finance, global programs & Africa, in leading the company’s engagement in the program. 

Learn more about AECOM Vice President of Global Initiatives Anne Ellis' experience working with Africa's future leaders.

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Ranked as the #1 engineering design firm by revenue in Engineering News-Record magazine’s annual industry rankings, AECOM is a premier, fully integrated infrastructure and support services firm, with a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government.  With approximately 45,000 employees — including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals — serving clients in more than 150 countries around the world, AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves.  AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that create, enhance and sustain the world's built, natural and social environments.  A Fortune 500 company, AECOM had revenue of $7.9 billion during the 12 months ended June 30, 2014.  More information on AECOM and its services can be found at www.aecom.com.

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