We encourage Ashinaga USA Scholars to take ownership of their education and planning of their future, and be accountable for their actions and decisions.

We offer support to those Scholars who are struggling in their academics and social adjustment so as to give them the best chance at graduating in 4 years.

Ashinaga USA Scholars build accountability to themselves through the use of a self-reporting online platform where they keep detailed records of their academic grades, their progress on their Ashinaga Proposal, and the development of their professional networking.

Personal Portfolio

The Ashinaga Proposal is essentially a four-year research or entrepreneurial project that identifies and explores in depth an issue that the Scholar has directly faced in their home community. The proposal often parallels the Scholar’s academic major, so the Scholar has the ability to build on his or her research with faculty insight. Scholars are also required to consult professional experts and identify a forum to publicly present their finalized Ashinaga Proposal in an effort to connect to potential investors and professional mentors.

Scholars are required to identify an 8-week internship in Africa and encouraged to pursue additional internships in the continent or in the U.S. so as to expand their professional network before graduation.

Muhammed Internship

Since 2021, Ashinaga USA has participated in the global effort to promote access to education to refugee students by accepting 3 refugee students and supporting their studies at university in the US. Like all Ashinaga USA Scholars, these students have been offered full or almost full scholarships. We provide additional support in the complicated process of traveling and applying for visas as refugees upon consulting and collaborating with other non profit organizations and intergovernmental organizations that work with refugee students.

Nyuon World Refugee Day