Deadline: 8 October 2018
USAID’s Civic Engagement Project is currently inviting young people (18 – 25 years old) from Macedonia to apply for participation in the third year of the LEAD MK Fellowship Program 2018/2019.
LEAD MK is a cutting-edge leadership and advocacy program designed to equip Macedonian young people with skills, knowledge, and networks that will enable them to become leaders in advancing public interests at the community, regional, or national level.
The LEAD MK Fellowship Program is designed to stimulate and cultivate each participant’s unique leadership experience through a “Community of Practice” — a group of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do (in this case engaging their peers on important issues) and who learn how to do it better as they interact with each other regularly and consistently.
USAID’s Civic Engagement Project will select up to 22 young people (18 – 25 years old) to participate in the project’s 2018/2019 LEAD MK Fellowship Program.
The LEAD MK Program will include the following components: participation in the LEAD MK Academy; development and implementation of LEAD MK projects; and participation in LEAD MK personal capacity development and networking activities. USAID’s Civic Engagement Project will support LEAD MK Program participants through in-kind grants, mentoring support, and inclusion in a wide variety of targeted youth-focused activities.
Participant Profile
The ideal participants of LEAD Program should demonstrate:
- An existing commitment to civic engagement through participation in public activities in school, the community, CSOs or public institutions;
- A good understanding of the need for citizen engagement in improving things at the community, regional, and national level;
- Support by teachers/professors, CSO leaders, or other well-respected leaders at the community level. This support should also confirm the applicant’s progressive stance towards issues of gender equality and inclusion of ethnic and social minorities;
- The ability to think “outside the box” as demonstrated through previous personal engagements, volunteerism, and/or project ideas and other answers to the questions in the required LEAD MK fellowship application; and
- The availability to commit to the one-year LEAD MK program.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Macedonia
For more information, please visit Call for Applications.