Youth Leadership participants call on US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Sharon Cromer

Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Sharon Cromer (2^nd from right), in the picture with Pan-Africa Youth Leadership Program participants from Dar es Salaam, left to right Victoria Mzamilu (from Tegeta Secondary School), Gideon Ntele (from Kisarawe Lutheran Junior Secondary School) and Almas Emelius (from Kambangwa Secondary School), when they visited her at the United States Embassy Dar es Salaam on March 12^th. 

The Pan-Africa Youth Leadership Program funded by the U.S. Department of State offers high school students and educators from 38 countries the opportunity to explore civic education, leadership development, respect for diversity, and community activism through U.S.-based exchange projects. 

The program will employ a highly interactive approach both in workshops and in a range of public and community settings.  Through engagement in the activities of U.S. high schools, community organizations, youth groups, and government leaders in each location, the students and adult participants will better understand civic participation and the rights and responsibilities of citizens. 

The program, which started in 2009, supports the Department’s goals of fostering regional cooperation on the continent in addition to nurturing young leaders.  It will take place in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon.