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The YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa (RLC EA) provides young East and Central African leaders between the ages of 18-35 with the necessary skills, tools, opportunities, and networks to better serve their communities and countries. The programme offers in-person/residential, online/virtual, and blended/hybrid training in Business and Entrepreneurship, Civic Leadership, Public Management, and sector-specific programmes.

The selection process for participation in the YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa Programme is merit-based, open competition, and anchored on diversity, equity, equality, and inclusion. The program is deliberate in championing Gender Equality, Safeguarding, and Social Inclusion policies to ensure that underrepresented youths get the opportunity to participate. All eligible applications will be reviewed by a selection panel. Chosen semi-finalists will then be interviewed before a final selection is made and an invitation to join the program is issued.

Applications

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Eligibility Criteria

  • Aged between 18 to 35 years at the time of application submission and participation

  • Citizens and residents of one of the following 14 target countries: Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda

  • Applicants from the 14 countries must reside on the African continent to be eligible to apply if they are not in their country of citizenship (e.g., refugees), ensuring that the skills gained benefit the continent

  • Not U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.

  • Eligible to receive any necessary travel approval document to Kenya

  • Proficiency in the English language (reading, listening, writing, and speaking); intermediate level accepted for applicants from francophone countries and rural/marginalized areas

  • Demonstrated leadership capabilities and interest in public service, business and entrepreneurship, or civic engagement

  • Must not have attended any other USG-funded leadership programs, including other RLCs (Regional Leadership Centers) and MWF (Mandela Washington Fellowship), to provide equal opportunity to other deserving young East and Central Africans

  • Willing and able to commit to the intensive 4-week residential/virtual/blended program

  • Must demonstrate and prove that they have projects/initiatives/start-ups/social enterprises that are making an impact in their communities

Additional Considerations

  • Each successful applicant must describe his/her/their efforts in addressing a current challenge in their community, organization, or country - This experience can be voluntary or work-related but must show the applicant’s desire to improve the quality of life in their communities.

  • Career, title, and education level (or lack thereof) will not disqualify an applicant - We are looking for motivated young African leaders committed to addressing challenges in their communities/countries.

  • Active engagement in public or community service, volunteerism, or mentorship.

  • Not U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.

  • An energetic and positive attitude.

  • A commitment to apply gained leadership skills and training to benefit one's country and/or community after the program

  • Demonstrated leadership capabilities and interest in public service, business and entrepreneurship, or civic engagement

Applicants will not be discriminated against based on race, ethnicity, color, gender, religion and belief, socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Application Preferences

  • Rural-based and economically disadvantaged young leaders

  • Young leaders with disabilities (PWDs)

  • Young women

  • Individuals who represent and advocate for the rights of sexual minority communities across the region

  • Young people working with, caring for, and advocating for persons with disabilities

  • Refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) from any of the 14 target East and Central African countries residing in a different African country (including youth from conflict zones)

  • Historically marginalized ethnic groups

  • Young leaders from informal settlements within urban and peri-urban areas

  • Other minority groups

There are no fees required to apply to or participate in the program.

YALI RLC EA

The YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa, is located at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya. The Center is overseen by Kenyatta University and is supported by a growing number of African and international partners.

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P.O. Box 43844-00100, Nairobi, Kenya

+254 020 870 4290

info@yalieastafrica.org

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