APPLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT – MILEAD 2017

2017 MILEAD FELLOWS PROGRAM- For Young African Women Leaders

 Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa (Moremi Initiative) hereby announces its annual call for applications for the 2017 MILEAD [Moremi Initiative Leadership Empowerment and Development] Fellows Program- to identify Africa’s most outstanding emerging women leaders. 

The MILEAD Fellows Program is a long-term leadership development program designed to identify, develop and promote emerging young African female leaders to attain and thrive in leadership in their communities and Africa as a whole. The program targets dynamic young women interested in developing transformational leadership skills that help them address issues facing women and girls across communities in Africa. The MILEAD Program equips Fellows with the world class knowledge, skills, values and networks they need to succeed as 21st century women leaders. Applications are invited from young African women between 19 – 25 years of age, living in Africa and the Diaspora.

The MILEAD Fellowship will be awarded to 25 outstanding young women who have exhibited leadership potential in their community, organization, and/or profession. To be eligible for the program, an applicant must be African, living on the continent or in the Diaspora; agree to participate in all required activities related to MILEAD – beginning with a three-week residential Summer Institute in Ghana; and commit to a community change project. Specific requirements of the program and related dates are outlined in the application package. Please review program and application guidelines carefully, before completing your application.

Please note that this one year program is not a full-time fellowship. Selected candidates may remain full time students or work full time for the program duration, except during the 3–week summer institute. The 3-week summer institute is an intensive and full-time residential program and all fellows will be required to attend. The rest of the program involves community-based, online and other distance activities.

We invite you to share this application information with emerging African women leaders in your network who have the passion and potential to help transform the continent.

How to Apply: Applications are available online at www.moremiinitiative.org or by request via email. Download the full 2017 Application Package and Forms below.

Completed application forms must be submitted along with a CV and two recommendation letters. All applications and supporting documents must be submitted via email.

The application deadline is: Wednesday 15^th March 2017.

For more information, visit: www.moremiinitiative.org or Join us @www.facebook.com/MoremiAfrica or contact the MILEAD Program Coordinator

GHANA: Email: partners@moremiinitiative.org    Tel:  +233 302 50701/ +233 242 901222 USA: Tel: +1 510 648 1021 | +1 917.327.5235

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Sudanese and South Sudanese Youth Leaders Program

The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) launched its Sudanese & South Sudanese Youth Leaders program in 2013. The program brings Sudanese and South Sudanese peace builders between ages 18 and 35 to Washington, DC to be in residence at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) for four months. The goal of the project is to support youth to gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to further their peace building work and position themselves as stronger peace building agents in their communities. USIP will bring one Sudanese and one South Sudanese leader in the spring of 2016 and another two leaders in the fall of 2016.

Previous youth leaders have done projects related to religious peace building, the role of women in conflict and peace, and analyses of the roots of local conflict. Youth leaders spend the majority of their fellowships doing individual research, attending meetings with USIP staff, and participating in events in the D.C. area.

The application for the 2016 youth leaders program is now open. Please read the application instructions before starting your application.

USIP will consider both internet-based and Word-based application submissions, but prefers internet-based applications when possible. The internet-based version of the application can be found here and the Word version of the application can be accessed here. Please only submit one application.

For program and eligibility requirements, please refer to the application instructions.

Application and Program Timeline

December 4, 2015 - Application opens
January 1, 2016 - Application deadline; no submissions will be accepted after 12:00 noon EST
January 15, 2016 - Semi-finalists notified via email by 17:00 (5:00pm) EST
January 18 - 25, 2016 - Semi-finalists interviewed by phone
January 29, 2016 - Finalists notified
April 1, 2016 - Spring cohort of youth leaders arrive in Washington, D.C.
July 1, 2016 - Fall cohort of youth leaders arrive in Washington, D.C.
August 8, 2016 - Spring cohort of youth leaders return home
November 10, 2016 - Fall cohort of youth leaders return home

Meet the Most Recent Youth Leaders

Silvio William Deng, South Sudan
Project: Root Causes of Ethnic Conflict in Upper Nile State

Ikhlas Mohammed, Sudan
Project: Women’s Role in Conflict Resolution in Darfur

Arif Omer, Sudan
Project: The Peace Lens Project (Media and Conflict in Sudan)

Othow Okoti Onger, South Sudan
Project: The Role of the Church in Peace building in Jonglei State

Call for Applications, Global Challenges Fellowship

The School of Public Policy (SPP) and the Institute for Advanced Study at Central European University (CEU IAS) in Budapest, and the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin are collaborating on a unique fellowship program that seeks to bridge policy theory and practice to generate mutually beneficial and groundbreaking exchanges between the two areas. The goal is to encourage fresh perspectives on some of the most pressing global public policy challenges by forging closer ties between policy practitioners and academics from Europe and outside the “established West”

Worth

·         Fellows receive an allowance for accommodation in Budapest and Berlin as well as a monthly stipend. Fellows are expected to reside in Budapest and Berlin during their fellowship, pursue their research agendas and participate in the intellectual life of SPP and CEU IAS.

·         Senior fellows will receive a net monthly stipend of 2,500 Euros for the duration of the program to help support their stay in Budapest and Berlin. Junior fellows will receive a net monthly stipend of 1,500 Euros. In addition, all fellows will receive a housing allowance for their stays in Budapest and Berlin. Fellows also receive limited funds (up to 2,000 Euros) for travel to and from their home country and between Budapest and Berlin, as well as health insurance coverage.

Eligibility

·         Be from Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, or Turkey; and be residents of these countries at the time of application.

·         Hold an academic degree in the social sciences, humanities, and/or law.

·         Have at least three years of demonstrated professional experience at the time of application. Those with at least 15 years of demonstrated policy-making experience or seven years of experience since earning their PhDs will be considered for the senior fellowship.

·         Be able to communicate fluently in English, the working language of the program.

·         Have a demonstrated record of policy engagement and submit an innovative research proposal

Deadline: November 23, 2015 

To apply and for more information visit here

THE AFRICAN UNION YOUTH VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME (AU-YVC)

AFRICAN UNION                                                         UNION AFRICAINE

HUMAN RESOURCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Reference: HRST/ED/8/1.09.15

Date: 10 September 2015

THE AFRICAN UNION YOUTH VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME (AU-YVC)

The African  Union Youth  Volunteer  Corps (AU-YVC),  established  in 2010,  is a continental development  program that promotes volunteering among young professionals  in all Member States of the African Union. The program aims to deepen the status of young people in Africa as key actors in Africa's development targets and goals, enhancing their participation in policy development as well as design and implementation  of relevant interventions towards the AU Vision of ‘the Africa we want’. It brings people together to share skills, knowledge, creativity and  learning  to build  a more  integrated,  prosperous  and  peaceful  Continent  driven  by its citizens. The volunteering opportunities are intended to build professionalism  and a sense of responsibility among the participants, thus enhancing their employability.

Young  African  Professionals  are  recruited  to  serve  for  a  period  of  12  months  as  AU Volunteers in an AU Member States other than their own. The next intake of volunteers for deployment in 2016 will be 10th – 25th September 2015.

Eligibility::

Applicants have to meet the following criteria:

1)  Citizen of AU Member State or African Diaspora;

2)  Aged between 18 and 33 years;

3)  Have at least a post-secondary education certified training and qualifications, from the equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree

4)  Available to dedicate 12 (twelve) months for volunteer work;

5)  Willing to live and work in another AU Member State;

6)  Be   proficient   in   at   least   one   official   AU   language   (Arabic,   English,   French, Portuguese);

7)  Have at least one year verifiable experience as a volunteer and or one year of regular work experience

For the next intake of AU Youth Volunteers, the following fields of qualification and experience are required

 Accounting

Agricultural

Communication Studies

Computer Science

Conflict studies

Diverse Natural Science Fields

Economics

Education

Environmental Management

Gender Studies

 Human Resources Management

 Human rights

 International Law

  International relations

  Journalism

  Law

  Political Science

  Space Science

  Statistics

  Translation/Interpretation

Application Process:

Applicants are requested to submit the following

1.   Filled out application form (Download:  www.africa-youth.org/auyvc)

2.   Scanned copy of University degree certificate

3.   Letter of recommendation from place of volunteer/work experience

4.   Scanned copy of identity page on your passport

5.   Curriculum Vitae

The listed documents should reach before 25th September 2015 to:  youth@africa-union.org

*Late applications and applications that do not contain all requested documents will not be considered

*THOSE WHO HAD APPLIED BEFORE ARE REQUESTED TO RE-APPLY

Recruitment Process:

1)  30th September: Shortlisting

2)  15th October: Successful applicants will be notified

3)  7th – 21st November: Successful candidates will undergo pre-deployment training;

4)  2016: Successful applicants will be deployed to relevant organizations.

Volunteer Entitlements:

For the successful candidates, the African Union Commission will cover the full costs of their pre-deployment training, at a venue to be communicated.

On deployment, the African Union Youth Volunteers receive the following:

1)  Economy return air ticket from home town to place of deployment

2)  A modest monthly stipend

3)  Health insurance cover

4)  Separation allowance on successful completion of twelve months

More Information:

For more information, please contact Dr Beatrice Njenga (Head of Youth Division); Mr Daniel

Adugna (AU-YVC program manager)

youth@africa-union.org www.africa-youth.org/auyvc www.facebook.org/auyvc