MINDS Call for Applications: 2016 Annual Youth Dialogue on Elections and Governance

Deadline: 6 May 2016

The Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) is accepting applications from all regions of Africa for its 2016 Annual Youth Dialogue on Elections and Governance to be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on the 3rd and 4th of August 2016.

The MINDS Youth Dialogue is an annual gathering of young African leaders who have demonstrated a commitment to the development of Africa, practical involvement in elections and governance and the ability to mobilize other youth towards a set goal. The Program facilitates conversations between 100 youth, drawn from across the continent and experienced African leaders with the aim of exploring the kind of Africa the youth can aspire to create for themselves.

Eligibility Criteria

• Participants between the ages of 18-45 will be drawn from all regions of Africa (North, West, Central, East and Southern Africa) using set criteria.
• MINDS is interested in identifying participants doing significant work in the respective countries and communities.

How to Apply

Applicants must fill the application form via given website.

Note: Successful applicants will receive further correspondence from MINDS by Friday the 3rd of June 2016.

Eligible Countries:

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Republic of the, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

For more information, please visit MINDS Annual Youth Dialogue.