HIGHLIGHTS FROM NAIROBI YALI MEETUP ON 25TH OCT

Well now that it's all been done - we have all applied for the YALI 2015 fellowship the deadline was 5th November right? ... it is time to look back at all that was said - so we can be all said and done, right?

Don't blame me for being nostalgic - I love the way we do it at YALI Nairobi... so looking back is the real deal for me - don't get me wrong I am a natural visionary... but this is YALI exception allowed.

So anyway 25th was really awesome and here are the highlights

OUR HOST THE IHUB WAS AN AWESOME VENUE

YALI NAIROBI MEMBERS ARE THE MOST AWESOME NETWORK IN THE WORLD

DIANE OUR MODERATOR, GUEST PANELIST HANNAH AND ERIC

HEAR IT FROM THE 2014 HORSES MOUTH 2014 YALI FELLOWS MOUTH

That's right we had real fellows in the house - they have been there, done it and now they want to make great things happen for the rest of the Young Leaders Nairobi Network and for Kenya.

HANNAH TELLS IT LIKE IT IS

ERICK BREAKING IT DOWN

CHARLENE TAKING IT HOME

Members of the network got to hear firsthand from YALI 2014 fellows Erick, Hannah, Maurice, Victor and Charlene on how to apply for future fellowships, they also described the YALI experience in the States in detail and shared the huge responsibility they have taken up on coming back home.

ERIC AND HANNAH SHARING EXPERIENCE

Q&A FULL CLIP

The Fellows also encouraged all the participants to go for opportunities available to them

PETE - AN ENTREPRENEUR FOLLOWS PROCEEDINGS

TOTAL SUPPORT

Embassy staff Ken and Michael were present and Michael took eager attendees through what was probably the burning issue of the day "How do I make a good application that truly reflects who I am and makes me top 500?"

MICHAEL - "YOU GUYS HAVE THE ANSWERS"

CHALLENGE ON THE WAY FORWARD

Elizabeth raised a challenge that has been close to the heart of the Nairobi-Kenya Yali Network agenda...

1. We have 46,000 applicants and 500 get selected what can we who share this common passion come together and do as young leaders with or without making the cut for the fellowship

2. Other than coming and having a meetup once a month how much more can we impact each others projects and create synergies if we are working on similar projects?

3. Can we have a forum where people with real projects on the ground engage with Young Leaders?

Tough questions - but on the bright side... we are all Young African Leaders I know in our hearts we hold all the true answers.

NEXT MEETUP
The core team is organizing the next meetup and we have in mind Elizabeth's challenge... What can we make of this coming together?

TOLU SUMMARIZING ISSUES

See you on the 29th of November - More YALI awesomeness

YALI NAIROBI CORE TEAM PLANNING THE NEXT MEETUP