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Voices from the Sylff Community

The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund, or Sylff, is a fellowship program initiated in 1987 for graduate students in the humanities and social sciences. To date, endowments of $1 million each have been presented to 69 universities and consortia in 44 countries. Sylff fellows have been active in a diversity of fields following their graduation, and their experiences are detailed here.

Journey of the Soul to Nurture Future Leaders

Journey of the Soul to Nurture Future Leaders

Ilham, Muhammad Baharuddin Saenong

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Daily Life in Tanzania Improved by JIP Promotion

Daily Life in Tanzania Improved by JIP Promotion

Graham, Stuart Mutiso, Stephen Oursler, Anna

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August 30

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August 20

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