The CYFI Board is very pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for CYFI 2019 class! See the Application page on this blog for more information. Remember! Application Deadline is January 13, 2019!
Read MoreTo all 2018 CYFI Applicants: Thank you for applying to the CYFI program. We have reviewed all applications received. We have already notified all applicants who were selected to be interviewed. If you have not heard from us, then you were not selected for interview. Thank you for your interest in the program, and best
Read MoreTo all 2017 CYFI Applicants: Thank you for applying to the CYFI program. We have reviewed all applications received. We have already notified all applicants who were selected to be interviewed. If you have not heard from us, then you were not selected for interview. Thanks again for your interest in the program, and best
Read MoreThe new 2016 Fellows had a chance to meet each other at the orientation held on April 2, 2016. This year there are 20 fellows, which will make up 5 teams of energized youth leaders. We look forward to the great projects that will be envisioned and implemented in the year to come. Check out
Read MoreA Newton couple is being honored with a lifetime achievement award for its dedication to human rights. Walter and Dr. Arese Carrington are a handsome couple whose easy manner and charm put you at ease, but throughout their lives and careers, the challenges they’ve chosen have been anything but easy…link to article.
Read MoreCheck out Ambassador Carrington’s interview with the Punch Newspaper here.
Read MoreAmbassador Walter Carrington delivered the Gettysburg Address at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Anniversary, January 20th 2014, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Read MoreCheck out Ambassador Entwistle’s interview in Pidgin with Wazobia FM’s Omotunde Lolo!
Read More“The Voices” is a YouTube channel created by the 2013 CYFI Civil Liberties team to establish an online media presence in promoting civil liberties and also youth engagement on issues of social, political and economic affairs. The vision for the content of “The Voices” is to create visibility for marginalized populations in Nigeria. The news
Read MoreCYFI current fellows and alumni had a chance to meet with Ambassador James F. Entwistle and his wife last week. The Ambassador recently arrived in Nigeria and was excited to meet our group of young, bright Nigerians. The fellows were not only able to discuss their projects with the Ambassador, but also had a chance
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