2016 Akili Dada Fellowship for Young African Women Leaders

 Application Deadline: November 2nd 2015

Akili Dada is an international award-winning leadership incubator nurturing a generation of young African women from underprivileged backgrounds whose commitment to the underserved will transform their communities.

By selecting from and building the capacity of some of Africa’s most innovative young women change makers, we are meeting the urgent need for both more African women in leadership as well as the overall need for transformative leadership across the continent.

Akili Dada awards year fellowships to young African women leaders between the ages of 23-30 who are driving transformative change in their communities and are looking to grow their projects to scale and sustainability. The fellowship is an opportunity for young women to design and implement solutions to the challenges faced by their communities. The fellowship provides opportunities for dynamic young women leaders to learn essential skills and apply those skills in the context of their communities

Eligibility Requirements

• Be a young woman between the ages of 23-30
• Be from an economically disadvantaged background.
• Have a Social Enterprise (a business with a social impact) or a Social Innovation (an initiative that has social impact).
• Demonstrate previous leadership initiative and experience.
• Have been working on your project for at least two years preferably on a full time basis
• Be able to commit one year to the fellowship program (beginning January 2016 and ending December 2016)
• Be able to attend trainings every other month for one week in Nairobi, Kenya
• Must be able to communicate in English both written and verbal.

FELLOWSHIP BENEFITS

Akili Dada fellows will benefit from

• Access to a series of seminars from experts in the social change field
• Site visits to successful social entrepreneurship and social impact organizations
• Access to a dynamic network of Akili Dada Mentors
• Access to the Akili Dada network of funding partners and social change agents
• Access to Akili Dada’s office facilities.

On completion of the year long program, fellows will possess the skills and resources required to lead a strong, healthy, accountable and sustainable organization that are bringing about measurable social change in their communities.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Fellows will be selected on the basis of

• The strength of their social change project
• Previous leadership initiative
• Willingness to learn from peers and more experienced mentors
• The ability to share their skills with peers and intended project beneficiaries
• Young women from marginalized communities (women living with disabilities, pastoralists, Arid and Semi-Arid Land areas) are encouraged to apply

Complete applications must be sent via e-mail to apply@akilidada.org by Monday, November 2nd 2015

Apply Now for the 2016 Akili Dada Fellowship for Young African Women Leaders

For More Information:

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