Laura Golakeh is expected to receive a Master’s Degree in International Education Policy from Harvard University on May 27, 2021. Her passion for education goes back to 2012, when she founded a community organization promoting early literacy among privileged children. The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African empowers young people through academic coursework, leadership training, and networking. As a fellow she spent six weeks in the United States, at the Arizona State University learning skills in Civic Leadership and interacting with top US Leaders including Amb. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Gender and Peacebuilding and is currently a student of Law at the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law.