The Bluvard Education Initiative is seeking applications for the Leader of Leaders Africa Fellowship Program to equip young changemakers with context based leadership skills so they can raise a generation of global leaders in grassroots communities across Africa.
The Leader of Leaders Africa fellowship by Bluvard Education Initiative is a virtual leadership accelerator boot camp designed to equip young aspiring leaders, activists, and impact entrepreneurs across Africa to lead and effect change in their communities. The fellowship offers a 6 weeks’ leadership development training for young aspiring leaders, activists and entrepreneurs across Africa. These fellows will be trained based on the leadership course on the SkillEd platform, facilitated by international coaches and mentors for 6 weeks.
The program was designed to create a sustainable impact on young people in different communities across Africa.
The fellowship is divided into following parts :
- A virtual training session, and a fieldwork community-based project carried out by fellows.
- Fellows will be trained by renowned experts on various leadership frameworks, sustainable development, strategies for leading change, and leading movements in the African context, and becoming an impact-driven entrepreneur.
- Fellows are expected to conduct community-based projects focused on equipping other young people with practical leadership skills and frameworks using the Bluvard Leadership course on SkillEd.
Benefits
- These young leaders will:
- Acquire practical lifelong skills in leadership, project management, and social innovation
- Access to personalized mentorship
- Opportunity to launch your career as a sustainable development advocate
- Join a community of Africa’s young changemakers
- Be given a certificate of participation and a recommendation letter to help them with future applications.
Eligibility Criteria
- The program is open to young leader who are:
- Between the ages of 18 and 27 by the time of the application
- Available to attend the virtual training and carry out the follow-up community project
- Committed to leading change in your community
- Proficient in speaking, reading and writing in English
- This is a virtual fellowship, and they advise young people to have access to the internet to be able to complete the fellowship.
Selection Criteria
- Commitment to leading change in your community
- Fellows are expected to conduct community-based projects focused on equipping other young people with practical leadership skills and frameworks using the Bluvard Leadership course
- Be available to attend the virtual training and carry out the follow-up community
- This is a virtual fellowship, and they advise young people to have access to internet to be able to complete the fellowship.
For more information, visit Bluvard Education Initiative.
