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GSP Brochure 2015 - V7 - Low Res
GSP Brochure 2015 - V7 - Low Res
2016
DISCOVER EXPLORE LEAD
DEVELOPING
THE NEXT
GENERATION
OF AFRICAN
LEADERS
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ALA in numbers
20,064
35
Guest speakers at
ALA every year
21
128
Universities attended
by ALA alumni
45
African countries
represented at ALA
50
Student enterprises
launched at ALA since
inception
2014/15
ALA young leaders had 225 individual opportunities to
attend 50 different local and global conferences including
Aspen Ideas Festival, Doha GOALS Forum, Model United
Nations, Three Dot Dash etc
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GSP prepares future leaders from across the globe to explore their potential to create widespread
positive change. Using the Academys unique Entrepreneurial Leadership curriculum, participants
are pushed to discover their true potential, explore South Africa and the African continent, and to
examine models of leadership in a range of spheres.
MARGARET MEAD
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Are you an aspiring leader who is curious about the world and your
role in it?
Do you believe in the power of young people and that they too can
drive positive change?
Are you ready to collaborate with others in the ALA community and
reach your full leadership potential?
If you answered yes to any of the questions above, then GSP is
for you. Through the program, participants strive to answer the
following critical questions:
How can the next generation of global leaders ensure a peaceful
and prosperous future for Africa and the world?
What are the skills young leaders everywhere in the world must
develop to create global change in the 21st century?
What we believe
This is about our values.
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Entrepreneurial Leadership
This is about direction.
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I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO
AID OTHERS BEFORE,
AND GAVE UP BEFORE
DEVELOPING MY IDEAS
FURTHER. GSP TAUGHT
ME TO DIFFERENTIATE
A WANT FROM A
NEED AND I CAN NOW
SUCCESSFULLY APPLY
THIS KNOWLEDGE
WHEN ASSISTING
OTHERS. GSP MADE ME
REALIZE WHO I WAS,
AND FOR THAT I AM
GRATEFUL.
NONYE NWUKE,
GSP 2015, NIGERIA,
DAY WATERMAN COLLEGE,
ABEOKUTA
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Excursions
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FOR THE
THINGS
WE HAVE
TO LEARN
BEFORE
DOING, WE
LEARN BY
DOING.
Experiential learning
This is about doing.
ARISTOTLE
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MEET THE
FACILITATORS
Each year, GSP is facilitated by a team that is comprised of the
Academys Entrepreneurial Leadership Faculty, Educators
from leading schools around the world and alumni of the
Academys two year program. Meet some of the past GSP
facilitators:
Oumar Ba
expectation of acknowledgement or return. It is purely about using a process to improve self and empower
communities.
Isaac Tsatsu
Isaac Tsatsu, Ghana French and Leadership Teacher, Alpha Beta School, Accra
GSP is unique in all its aspects as a summer camp. The activities of the
camp have a way of impacting participants. The Soweto and Johannesburg
city tours bring alive the rich South African history that one only read about
in the history books. The excursions add a lot more emphasis to South
Africas culture. The life, bravery, courage and selfless determination of
the iconic leader, the late Nelson Mandela, becomes more vivid through
seminal readings and viewings.
Experientials teach life lessons and values that impact participants in their academic, professional and
private lives. The rich GSP curriculum and the intensity of the program as a whole encourage participants to
explore outside of their comfort zones.
Underpinning all the activities and components of the program are the life-long friendships created at GSP.
These friendships of like-minded young leaders will create a community of ethical leaders who will be the
movers and the shakers of the African continent and the entire world.
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AS WE LOOK
AHEAD INTO
THE NEXT
CENTURY,
LEADERS
WILL BE
THOSE WHO
EMPOWER
OTHERS.
FACILITIES
During GSP all participants are accommodated on the African Leadership Academy campus in
Honeydew, a quiet suburb on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Our campus is fully residential and
boasts all modern amenities including wi-fi. GSP participants sleep two to a room with separate
dormitories for boys and girls.
All meals are provided in our dining hall which caters to a range of dietary preferences and
requirements including vegetarian, kosher, halaal, gluten free and vegan. Late meal options are
available during Ramadan.
BILL GATES
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GSP TRANSFORMED
MY PERSPECTIVE OF
AFRICA AND I MADE
AN AMAZING GROUP
OF NEW FRIENDS,
WHO ARE NOT JUST
FROM AFRICA, BUT
FROM ALL OVER THE
WORLD. IT CHANGED
MY MIND SET AND
I AM SO GLAD I
APPLIED TO GSP!
LUCIA VALACHOVA
GSP 2014,
GYMNZIUM JOZEFA LETTRICHA, SLOVAKIA
Safety
Health
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Global Community
This is international.
GSP is a truly global experience, participants will meet and work with
fellow participants, educators and speakers from all over the world.
Each individual will bring with them their unique perspectives to each
interaction, contributing to the cultural melting pot from which will
emerge a cohort of enlighted global leaders.
AFTER GSP
The time spent at GSP will continue to impact participants long after they have
returned home and as they go on to further opportunities. Hear from some past
participants who share with you the GSP difference in their lives:
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHTS
Julia Myers
Dumi Matambo
United States
Zimbabwe
Julia values the lessons she learned while being at GSP, and has
been inspired to use what she has learned in college going forth,
as well as in her career.
Julia founded both the organisations she is a part of in 2012.
Pretty Purposeful is a non-profit she founded to help provide
funding and raise awareness for child birth injuries in Sierra
Leone, Kenya and Malawi. Youth Corp is a network of youth-run
organisations, such as non-profits, businesses and initiatives
that seek to encourage youth to aspire to make a difference by
starting up organisations headed by the youth.
He valued the fact that he was able to learn and interact with
a diverse group of people from all over the world. It was also
an opportunity to learn about South Africas rich history. The
experientials and excursions were another aspect he found
enjoyable, as his perceptions and way of thinking were being
challenged.
Dumi decided to join the 2015 GSP sessions as an intern during
his summer break. He was glad to be back to play a role in the
lives of others and to show gratitude to ALA for what the GSP
experience taught him.
Dumi is passionate about healthcare and is currently a Biology
student at Duke University and hopes to work in the healthcare
industry once he completes his studies.
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHTS
Kelvin Macharia Kuria
Nana Ama
Kenya
Ghana
Boakyewaa Temeng
GSP 2013, Loyola Jesuit College
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Application Information
School Groups
School Groups
GSP seeks dynamic, motivated high school students between the ages of 15 and 19
years from across the world who are thrilled at the prospect of an intense program in
which they will develop as global leaders, contribute value to a social venture and build
lasting friendships.
Each year we are delighted to welcome participants from partner schools and youth
organisations from around the world. Students can enrol in GSP as part of a school group
of 2 or more students.
Admissions Criteria
How to get in.
Prospective participants are asked to complete a series of short essays outlining their
leadership experience to date and their motivation for applying to the Global Scholars
Program.
Applicants must be aged between 15 and 19 years at the time of attending GSP.
The application for admission to GSP is available online at www.alasummer.org/apply
Tuition
Schools that send a group of five more students are allocated a spot in the Academys
highly regarded Educator Program a four week professional development opportunity
for educators from around the world that runs parallel to GSP.
Sponsorship
Deadline
Submit now!
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and close on 30 April 2015. You will receive
a final admissions decision within two weeks of submitting your completed application
and paying the deposit. If you are not admitted to GSP, then you will receive a refund on
the deposit of $450.
Each GSP session is limited to 60 participants. A waiting list will become effective once
the class number has been reached. As such interested applicants are encouraged to
apply early to avoid disappointment.
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CONNECTING
FUTURE LEADERS
TO AFRICA,
REVEALING
AFRICA TO THE
WORLD
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