The American Cultural Center (ACC) organized a press conference to welcome the returning 2015 Mandela Washington Fellowship (YALI MWF) cohort and two participants sponsored by the ACC to participate in the 2015 edition of Empower Peace International summer women’s leadership conference Women2Women (W2W). After opening remarks from the Ambassador and PAO the returning exchange participants spoke about their impressions of the United States, the lessons they learned in their respective programs, the application process, and their plans for engagement with youth and women in Niger.
