Dear Friends,

It is a great honor to spread some wonderful news about the GYPA Alumni Network. Several past and current GYPA Africa based partners, Immersion participants, Immersion Program Coordinators and Community Fellows, were recently awarded some of the most prestigious awards in the fields of international peace building, education, research and development in Africa and Latin America:

Mr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai (Founder and ED of Society for Democratic Initiatives)
"Reagan-Fascell Fellowship" 2009-2010
Awarded by National Endowment for Democracy and International Forum for Peace Studies
Country: Sierra Leone

Ms. Anna Phillips (Founder of Girls Kick It!, Current)
"Fulbright" - (2008-09)
Project Location: Uganda

George Washington University Presidential Management Fellowship" (2008-2010)
George Washington University

Ms. Carrie Stefansky (GYPA Program Coordinator US, Sierra Leone, Uganda , 2006-2008)
"Insight Collaborative Fellowship" (2008-09)
Project Location: The Hague, Liberia and Indonesia

Mr. Corey LaPlante (GYPA Uganda Immersion, 2004)
"Fulbright" (2008-09)
Project Location: Peru

Ms. Halle Butvin (GYPA Program Coordinator US and Uganda, 2006 - 2007)
"Kaitlyn Wasserman Davis Award for Peace" Awarded to "One Mango Tree" (2008)
Project Location; Uganda

Ms. Julie Carney (GYPA Immersion Coordinator Cameroon, 2007)
"JP Morgan Good Venture Competition" Awarded to "Gardens for Health Initiative" (2008)
Project Location: Rwanda

Mr. Quinn Rawlins (GYPA Youth Summit Sierra Leone, 2007)
"Rhodes Scholarship" - Finalist (2008-09)

Ms. Rebecca Littman (GYPA Volunteer Uganda, 2006)
"The Watson Fellowship" (2008-09)
Project Location: Sierra Leone, Liberia, Senegal, Guinea

Mr. Ryan Schuette (GYPA Global Kimeeza Uganda, 2006)
"Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship" (2008-09)
Project Location: Uganda

Ms. Shaina Shealy (GYPA Global Kimeeza II Uganda, 2007)
"George Washington University Rice Fellowship" (Summer 2008)
Project Location: Uganda

Congrats to all of those listed in this email, and for all of those not listed we want to highlight your efforts, please send us an email, we want to be sure to recognize your hard work! info@gypafrica.org