In order to promote and advocate gender equality in education on the African continent, the African Union’s International Center for Girls’ and Women’s Education in Africa (African Union CIEFFA) was established.
African youth play a crucial role in advocating for gender equality in education both at grassroots and at national levels, according to the African Union CIEFFA. African Union CIEFFA has convened 55+ young African women and men to advocate for girls’ and women’s education (GWE) within their nations and communities since 2017. Among other skills, the annual Youth Capacity Building Workshop focuses on advocacy and policy literacy.
The African Union CIEFFA is hosting its 5th Youth Capacity Building Workshop in November 2022 under the theme “Girls and women’s education, and climate change: connecting the dots to build sustainable and resilient communities” and convening 50+ African youth leaders to learn, exchange experiences and design collective community solutions that tackle to girls’ and women’s education, and climate change issues.
WORTH
- Fully funded trip to the three (3) day workshop (Economy tickets and accommodation);
- DSA for the duration of the workshop to cover dinners;
- Access to a network of over 240 girls’ and women’s education (GWE) youth champions in Africa;
ELIGIBILITY
- Be an African youth aged between 23 – 33 years of age;
- Be able to demonstrate the following: leadership abilities and aspirations; a commitment to the promotion of girls’ and women’s education;
- Have a clear understanding of one or both of the workshops’ languages; English or French;
- Hold a valid African passport (Passport must be valid by the 1st of June 2023);
- Applications from African youth holding valid African passports but residing outside of Africa are also accepted.
DEADLINE: August 21, 2022
To apply and for more information visit here
