Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Scholarships
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The Digital Technology Special Cohort (DTA—Digital Transformation with Africa Cohort 1) is a fully residential program designed for young leaders committed to shaping Africa’s digital future. Participants will collaborate with visionary peers, sharpen their leadership skills, a ... read more and apply
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With the support of USAID and the MasterCard Foundation, the African Center for Advanced Studies in Management (CESAG) and its main partners (the Synapse Center and the West African Research Center) have established the Regional Leadership Center (CRL) which offers future leaders from 25 African cou ... read more and apply
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Applications for the YALI RLC West Africa Emerging Leaders Program are now being accepted. The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is the United States government’s signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders. The Accra Regional Leadership Centre (RLC) ca ... read more and apply
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The YALI Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa (RLC SA) provides young African leaders between the ages of 18-35 with the necessary skills, tools and opportunities to better serve their communities and countries. The programme offers in-person and online training in Business and Entreprene ... read more and apply
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The Mandela Washington Fellowship will bring up to 700 young leaders to the United States in the summer of 2025 for a comprehensive executive-style program that is designed to build skills and empower Fellows to lead in their respective sectors and communities.
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West Africa Emerging Leaders Program: YALI Regional Leadership Center, West Africa invites applications for its Emerging Leaders Program (Cohort 51). ... read more and apply
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The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was launched by the United States Government, to train the next generation of African Leaders who will shape the future of African business and entrepreneurship, civil society leadership, and public sector management.
Selection for participati ... read more and apply
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The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was launched by the United States Government, to train the next generation of African Leaders who will shape the future of African business and entrepreneurship, civil society leadership, and public sector management.
Selection for parti ... read more and apply
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The U.S. Department of State and IREX are seeking academic, professional, and regional experts to read and score applications for the 2025 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Over the first nine years of the Fellowship, the program received nearly 434,000 applications from ... read more and apply
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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. With more than 60% of its population below the age of 35, Africa is quickly becoming home to the world’s largest nu ... read more and apply
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Are you driven by a passion for education and committed to making a difference? If so, the Trevor Noah Foundation’s Education Changemakers Program invites you to be part of a transformative journey! YALI-RLC EA/Trevor Noah Foundation is seeking individuals who are dedicated to revolutionizing ... read more and apply
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YALI RLC West Africa Emerging Leaders Program2024 call for applications for Cohort 47 (Online) ongoing. YALI Regional Leadership Center West Africa, Accra will be conducted as a merit-based, open competition.
Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethni ... read more and apply
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The RLC SA will develop the young African leaders in Business and Entrepreneurship Development; Civic Leadership; and Public Management and Governance through a hybrid of innovative and complimentary approaches that include contact sessions; online mentoring; online self-paced tuition; industry plac ... read more and apply
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West Africa Emerging Leaders Program: YALI Regional Leadership Center, West Africa invites applications for its Emerging Leaders Program (Cohort 46). ... read more and apply
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The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders — the flagship program of the U.S. Government’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) — was created in 2014 to invest in the next generation of African leaders. The Fellowship’s Reciprocal Exch ... read more and apply
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The Mandela Washington Fellowship will bring up to 700 young leaders to the United States in the summer of 2024 for a comprehensive executive-style program that is designed to build skills and empower Fellows to lead in their respective sectors and communities. ... read more and apply
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The Mandela Washington Fellowship will bring up to 700 young leaders to the United States in the summer of 2024 for a comprehensive executive-style program that is designed to build skills and empower Fellows to lead in their respective sectors and communities. ... read more and apply
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The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was launched by the United States government as a signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders.
YALI Africa Climate Tech Innovators and Leaders Program is a three-week, in-person, learning, networking, and joint action ... read more and apply
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The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was launched by the United States government as a signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders who will shape the future of the African business and entrepreneurship,civil society leadership,and public sector management.
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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. With more than 60% of its population below the age of 35, Africa is quickly becoming home to the world’s largest nu ... read more and apply
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About Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI)
The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is 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, civic leadership, and public 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 Centers across Africa.
What are YALI Regional Leadership Centers?
There are four Regional Leadership Centers in Africa (Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and Southern Africa). These centres will serve as regional hubs across the continent to encourage transformational learning and enhance leadership skills. The YALI Regional Leadership Centers are a project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in close partnership with The MasterCard Foundation. Each Regional Leadership Center is managed under a public/private partnership.
What is the YALI Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa?
The conceptualisation, development and curriculum content of the Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa (RLC SA) as led by the University of Southern Africa (Unisa) were heavily influenced by the developmental, political and economic dynamics of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.
The RLC SA will develop the young African leaders in Business and Entrepreneurship Development; Civic Leadership; and Public Management and Governance through a hybrid of innovative and complimentary approaches that include contact sessions; online mentoring; online self-paced tuition; industry placements and experiential learning.
The centre will have year-long access to the state-of-the-art facilities at the Unisa School of Business Leadership in Midrand, Southern Africa for the English speaking participants. The same program will be replicated in Mozambique for Portuguese speaking participants as a way of reaching and opening access to the disadvantaged lusophone communities. Contemporary African issues such as HIV/AIDS, gender, responsible leadership and technology will also be infused into the program to develop young and transformative African leaders. The productive partnership with the local and USA universities; private sector partners as well as the regional bodies such as SADC and the African Union will contribute to the improved quality of the program as well as the access, reach and delivery mechanisms.
The RLC SA will, in collaboration with its partners, develop the 21st century skills that are the indispensable currency for participation, achievement and competitiveness in the global economy.
In pursuit of these ideals, the RLC SA aims to:
Create critical thinkers
Solve complex and multidisciplinary problems
Foster entrepreneurial thinking
Innovative use of information, knowledge and opportunities
Encourage communication and multicultural collaboration
Create awareness of contemporary African issues
Objectives of the RLC SA
To provide the platform and tools to empower dynamic young Africans
To awaken their innate leadership potential for the benefit of Africa and its global partners.
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