The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was launched by former President of the United States Barack Obama as a signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders. The need to invest in grooming strong, results-oriented leaders comes out of the statistics.
Who will empower and lead these young Africans? Who will shape the future of business and entrepreneurship, civic leadership, and public management? In order to answer these questions, YALI promotes three models designed to identify and empower young leaders: the YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship, YALI Network, and the Regional Leadership Centers across Africa
WORTH
- The participants immerse themselves in a 12-week course of study, three weeks of residential learning on-site at center in Nairobi
- Eight weeks of virtual distance learning via technology from their home countries, and a final week on site at the center in Nairobi for wrap-up and presentations.
- The center benefit the participants by linking them to a network of other young leaders from East Africa empowering them by enhancing their skills and confidence to lead, providing guidance from some of the best business and leadership minds in Africa, and opportunities for internships among other benefits.
ELIGIBILITY
In order to apply, applicant must:
- Be 18 to 35 years of age at the time of application submission,
- Be a citizen and resident of one of the following countries: Burundi, Central African Republic. Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda,
- Not be S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.
- Be eligible to receive any necessary visa to Kenya, and
- Be proficient in reading, writing, listening and speaking English.
DEADLINE: February 27 2017
To apply and for more information visit here
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