Each year, the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program, in collaboration with the Harvard Center for International Development (CID), organizes a panel that gives students the opportunity to engage with leaders working on today’s most pressing policy and development challenges. As part of this year’s program, four of the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Forum participants also served as … Read more

The April 2026 iteration of the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Forum brought together high-level government leaders from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, including Ministers of Finance, Ministers of Economic Planning and Development, Ministers in the Presidency, and Governors, along with former Heads of State, former ministers, and faculty, for four days at Harvard University under the … Read more

On April 22nd, 2026, the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program awarded the Tessa Jowell Fellowship for Doctoral Research to Ngasuma Kanyeka, a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program established the Tessa Jowell Fellowship to support doctoral research at Harvard focusing on issues … Read more

Our hearts are heavy as we share the news of the passing of Madame Luísa Dias Diogo, former Prime Minister of Mozambique, Board Member and Advisor to the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program, and a valued member of our community. She was an important part of our Program and someone we were truly grateful to work … Read more

The Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program established the Tessa Jowell Student Research Fellowship, providing up to $15,000 in support of doctoral or post-doctoral level research. Research must focus on health, education, or other aspects of human development impacting prospects for sustainable economic growth in countries participating in the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program. The Fellowship entails funding … Read more

What does it take to design development policies that truly deliver for people on the ground? This question guided a dynamic panel the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program co-hosted with the Harvard Center for International Development and the Harvard University Center for African Studies, featuring four distinguished African ministers: Hon. Pius Mokgware, Minister of Employment and … Read more

The Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program is a unique, non-prescriptive Program designed to support appointed Ministers in doing what they do, serving their countries. The Program provides a space for leaders to reflect, define their priorities, share experiences, exchange knowledge, and build lasting networks. At the heart of the Program and its in-person Forums is a … Read more

We are living through challenging times. Around the world, countries are grappling with political uncertainty, economic instability, social unrest, climate risks, and rapid technological shifts, particularly those driven by artificial intelligence (AI). At the same time, foreign assistance to governments is shrinking, trust in institutions is increasingly fragile, and citizens, especially young people, are demanding … Read more

The Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program’s 2025 Tessa Jowell Fellowship for Doctoral Research was awarded to Tosin Adebola, a DrPH student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Tosin’s journey began with hands-on medical practice in Nigeria, followed by advanced studies in Global Health and Development at University College London. Since then, she has … Read more