McCain Global Leaders:
Impact Fund
The McCain Global Leaders (MGL) Impact Fund supports MGL alumni in the implementation of community-based projects that will impact global democracy, human rights, public health, and humanitarian assistance.
The fund helps cultivate character-driven leaders around the world by providing MGL alumni with access to financial capital and the opportunity to partner with the McCain Institute to provide expertise that will strengthen the impact and longevity of projects.
2026 MGL Impact Fund recipients
Projects include supporting public health education and pre-natal care in Cameroon, conducting youth leadership development trainings in Armenia, sharing constitutional, civic engagement, and voting rights awareness trainings with an indigenous tribe in rural Guyana, and supporting values-based training for young leaders in partnership with LeadMinds Africa in Uganda.
Dr. Zyh Akumawah, 2022 MGL from Cameroon
Project includes public health education and pre-natal care vouchers for 100 women in a remote area of Cameroon.
Gor Badalyan, 2024 MGL from Armenia
Project focuses on youth development through character-driven leadership modules delivered by 7 McCain Global Leaders alumni.
Enock Nkulanga, 2023 MGL from Rwanda
Project supports LeadMinds Africa in supporting a values-based training for young leaders in Uganda.
Deodat Persaud, 2024 MGL from Guyana
Project delivers a civic engagement training to an indigenous tribe in rural Guyana, centered around constitutional and voting rights awareness.
Alumni Leadership Council
A key component of the McCain Global Leaders program will be access to the McCain Institute’s global network of alumni and partners who have worked with the McCain Institute on previous leadership programs such as the Next Generation Leaders program. To support current MGL participants and cultivate a dynamic, connected global community, the Alumni Leadership Council plays a central role in convening virtual regional meetings and designing, planning, and executing alumni-led initiatives. Through these efforts, the Council helps sustain long-term engagement, knowledge sharing, and collective impact across the McCain Institute’s global leadership network.
