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HomeExchange alumni of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders at a YAAS activity to teach trades in the fields of sewing, hairdressing and painting. (Photo courtesy: YAAS Togo alumni group)

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Exchange alumni of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders at a YAAS activity to teach trades in the fields of sewing, hairdressing and painting. (Photo courtesy: YAAS Togo alumni group)

December 14, 2020

Exchange alumni of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders at a YAAS activity to teach trades in the fields of sewing, hairdressing and painting. (Photo courtesy: YAAS Togo alumni group)

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