Skip to main content

FULLY FUNDED YOUTH PROGRAMME IN ACCRA, GHANA


CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS! (100 SPOTS AVAILABLE)

President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI)

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was launched by 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: 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, civil society leadership, and public sector 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 now the establishment of Regional Leadership Centres across Africa.

Supporting this progress, the YALI Regional Leadership Centre (RLC) West Africa, Accra, a part of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), will offer an innovative and game changing leadership training program in Africa on the following courses:

1. Business and Entrepreneurship
2. Civil Society Leadership
3. Public Sector Management

The program will be hosted by the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) with seasoned lecturers from USA and across Africa.

Applicants must be:

➢ Between the ages of 18 and 35
➢ From the countries below:
Sierra Leone
Ghana
Nigeria
Togo
Ivory coast
Gambia
Burkina Faso
Liberia
➢ You must be able to read and write in English
➢ You must have a valid passport

Cost:
All costs covered including:
➢ A return ticket to the applicant’s country
➢ Accommodation for the entire period
➢ Food
➢ A stipend is also available

How to apply:

Application is online from the below link.
http://www.yaliwestafrica.org

∗ Apply now for the November 2015 Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI)

CLOSING DATE: 8TH September 2015

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Newaccra Achievers Reported 2015.

Newaccra Magazine released the 2015 edition of the Newaccra Achievers Report, in celebration of unsung Ghanaians making impact and showing promise in diverse fields.   Team lead of Newaccra.com, Eric Kumah commenting on the report stated that, “there are so many unsung people out there doing amazing things. This is our service to such people, and we are happy about the early excitement that our report is generating in the entreprenueral community. It has a deeper meaning for us because we are on a mission to become Africa’s most trusted name in success and personal development”. He ended by appealing to media teams to follow up on the achievers and help promote their work. This year’s report was titled ‘The Newaccra Achievers Report 2015; 30 Ghanaian About To Shake The World’. A total of thirty individuals who are making impact and showing future promise in diverse fields were profiled in the report. This season we at Centerstage Africa also wish to add our voice to the choru

Mark Kaigwa carving a niche as Kenya’s social media expert

Entrepreneurship is no easy journey. Kenyan Mark Kaigwa says that despite the challenges entrepreneurs face in Africa, it is still worthwhile for young people to go into business. Mark Kaigwa, founder of Nendo Ventures Kaigwa is the founder of social media consultancy Nendo Ventures. According to the 26-year-old business and IT graduate, entrepreneurship can be the “hardest thing” one can do, but it is a rewarding and fulfilling journey. “The continent needs people to genuinely be committed to creating enterprise,” says Kaigwa. “It may end up being the hardest thing you ever do in your life given the amount of sacrifice, the comforts that you choose to waive, the risks you take and how you react in the face of failure or circumstances that don’t go your way. It’s probably the truest way to find out what you are made of.” Kaigwa rose to prominence in Kenya’s tech scene in 2009 when he founded consumer service startup GotIssuez, which operated much like an online suggestion b