The Phelps Stokes Global Ambassador Program is an African-led approach to development. Global Ambassadors are African leaders who are able to identify their specific needs and invest their time and resources to develop programs dedicated to community development. As participants in GAP, they are able to collaborate with like-minded leaders to transform their own lives. The program currently brings together...

The Professional Leadership Internship Program is a hands-on training program for undergraduate and graduate students who represent a variety of academic disciplines and career tracks.  The internship program is designed to provide interns with real world experience that complement their academic focus. Phelps Stokes interns should have a demonstrated history of being a force for change coupled with an interest...

Africa’s history with colonization, external threats of violence and sublimation, and the spread of debilitating and life-threatening diseases, has marked Africa as a struggling region in the world community’s mind. Senegal is no exception to this perception; this small country on Africa’s western coast is home to more than 12 million people, more than 60% of whom (about 7.2 million...

The Latino Youth Global Leadership Program is a leadership and professional engagement initiative co-sponsored by the D.C. Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs (OLA).  The program aims to break the cycle of poverty, reduce high school dropout rates, and spur socioeconomic advancement of the Latino community in Washington, D.C.  LYLP develops the leadership capacity of Latino youth and inspires them to...