Yannick Henri Jackson Malessandji
Yannick Henri Jackson Malessandji is the co-founder and CEO of Architects and Partners Consulting Sarl, founded in 2012. He is an architect – urbanist and a visiting lecturer at the University of Bangui in the subjects of architecture, urban planning, and computer science. He supports education in remote villages by setting up private schools where tuition fees are paid by the school garden profits. Yannick Henri Jackson Malessandji also works with an NGO working on ecotourism and the integrated development of villages (ETODIVI). He provides free technical assistance and expertise to less-fortunate people building their homes. When he returns to the Central African Republic after the Washington Fellowship, he will organize sessions for community members, students of the University of Bangui, and fellow teachers to sharpen their entrepreneurial spirit, talent, and leadership to promote a culture of excellence and a better world.