YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa Programme 2024

This informs the public about the YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa Programme 2024. Details about the Program are given below.

YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa Programme 2024

There are four Regional Leadership Centers (Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa). These Centers serve as regional hubs across the continent to encourage transformational learning and enhance leadership skills.

The YALI Regional Leadership Centers are a project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in close partnership with The MasterCard Foundation. Each Regional Leadership Center is managed under a public/private partnership.

Program Details (Cohorts 55 & 56)

The United States government launched the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) 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: nearly 1 in 3 Africans are between the ages of 10 and 24, and approximately 60% of Africa’s total population is below the age of 35.

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, the YALI Network, and the Regional Leadership Centers across Africa. To learn more about the three components of YALI, please view this video: https://www.facebook.com/U.S.EmbassyNairobi/videos/10153783687858694/.

Eligibility

Competition for the YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa is merit-based and open to young East African leaders who meet the following criteria:

  • Are 18 to 35 years of age at the time of application submission,
  • Are citizens and residents 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,
  • Are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.
  • Are eligible to receive any necessary visa to Kenya and
  • Are proficient in reading, writing, listening and speaking English

How to Apply

For those interested in the YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa Programme 2024. Open this link to start the application process.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 1 March 2024.

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