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2016 WAAW SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS OPEN

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WAAW foundation’s annual scholarship initiative is aimed at supporting need-based African female STEM-focused college education. WAAW Foundation awards annual scholarships to students who demonstrate the need and can prove their status as full-time students in a STEM related course in an African University. Award recipients will become WAAW Ambassadors in their respective communities. Candidates must also demonstrate financial need and excellent academic record.

Eligibility:

(a) Female students of African origin, living and studying in Africa,
(b) Currently enrolled in undergraduate B.S.degree program,
(c) Studying STEM related courses in a University or college in Africa,
(d) Demonstrable financial need, and
(e) Excellent Academic Record,
(f) Below the age of 32 years,
(g) Graduation date is after December of award year.

DEADLINE: October 15, 2015

Apply here 

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Harambe Alliance for African Entrepreneurs

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Application for the 2016 Harambe Alliance is now open.

The Harambe Alliance is an exceptional coterie of young African risk-takers who look to unlock Africa’s potential through innovative social and business ventures. Harambe seeks to empower young African entrepreneurial leaders. Admitted candidates will join the annual Symposium at Harvard University and Bretton Woods, April 8-11, 2016.

Apply here: Harambe 2016 

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YOUTH STATEMENT ON THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – Young Feminist Wire

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On 25-27 September, the world’s governments will adopt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. During the past fifteen years, the Millennium Development Goals have strongly contributed to creating a better world. However, even though we have come very far in the process, we are not there yet. The 2030 Agenda offers an opportunity for a better future, in which we have a greater chance to tackle current and upcoming challenges.

The agenda sets out a list of ambitious goals and targets across broad areas of sustainable development, including poverty eradication, health, inclusive economic growth, sustainable use of ecosystems, and promotion of peaceful societies. We have learned from previous experiences that it is easier to set targets than to achieve them. While the adoption of the agenda is an important achievement, governments must take ambitious action to implement the agenda. As young people we want to take an active role in this crucial process. We have already proven we have the necessary skills, knowledge and determination.Unfortunately, young people’s voices are often not heard on a policy level, which leads to a lack of efficiency and development as the realities and experiences of young people are not reflected adequately in policies and programs. Numerous calls stressing the necessity of youth involvement have been made, but still we do not see real change. We therefore emphasize the importance of meaningful youth participation at all levels of decision-making and programming. This is not only of  key importance to the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda, but we also believe that young people have a ​fundamental right to participate in the processes that affect our lives. We believe in an approach that protects, respects, and promotes young people’s human rights on all levels.As young people, we need control over our own lives. The 2030 Agenda not only paves the way for future generations, the process will shape our current realities. We want to help build an understanding by which societal norms, traditions and prejudices do not prevent any person from exercising their right to self-determination. Therefore, we endorse the 2030 Agenda and call on all governments to live up to the commitments they have made and to involve young people in the implementation process.Of particular importance to us as young people is the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). SRHR plays a central role in achieving sustainable development, as it cuts across all sectors with links to health and development, gender equality, human rights, poverty, migration, education, sustainable economies, security, climate change, and environmental sustainability. It is a fundamental human right for every person, including young people, to be able to have control over their own sexuality and reproduction. Today, people all over the world are unable to exercise this right as they face stigmatization, discrimination, violence, and other barriers. Youth and adolescents (10 – 25 years old) are a group whose health and lives are particularly affected by these barriers, as there are still many taboos surrounding youth sexuality. We are therefore often left out of target-setting and decision-making. In fulfilling this ambitious agenda, we urge governments to ask yourselves: have I done everything to include the voices of all members of the affected community, especially those from marginalized groups such as young people?We call upon governments to recognize and emphasize the right of young people to meaningfully participate in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the 2030 Agenda and to acknowledge the SRHR of young people and adolescents worldwide. Politicians and decision-makers must ensure political will to address our needs and commit to making our voices heard on all levels. We call on governments to remember that young people must be both beneficiaries and partners in this process. It is only with the meaningful participation of young people that we can successfully achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda.

Young people are the leaders of today, and with the full realization of their rights and their participation in the new development agenda, they will build a better future.

For more information feel free to contact us at outreach@youthcoalition.org

This statement is a joint initiative supported by the following youth organizations:
YSAFE – Youth Sexual Awareness for Europe
Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights
CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality
YouAct – European Youth Network on Sexual and Reproductive Rights
ASTRA Youth – Central and Eastern European Network for Youth Sexual and Reproductive Rights
and Health
Y-PEER – Youth Peer Education Network
GYCA – Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS

More information here

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Leadership Program for Young African Women

AKILI DADA

Akili Dada is an international award-winning leadership incubator nurturing a generation of young African women from underprivileged backgrounds whose commitment to the underserved will transform their communities. Its leadership development curriculum creates the foundation on which young women ages 13-35 build their skills and earn the essential qualifications they need to access key decision-making roles and leadership positions. “By selecting from and building the capacity of some of Africa’s most innovative young women changemakers, we are meeting the urgent need for both more African women in leadership as well as the overall need for transformative leadership across the continent.”

Fellows will be selected on the basis of:

  • The strength of their social change project,
  • Previous leadership initiative,
  • Willingness to learn from peers and more experienced mentors,
  • The ability to share their skills with peers and intended project beneficiaries.

Eligibility:

  • Be a young woman between the ages of 23-30,
  • Be from an economically disadvantaged background,
  • Have a social enterprise (a business with a social impact) or a social innovation (an initiative that has social impact),
  • Demonstrate previous leadership initiative and experience,
  • Have been working on your project for at least two years preferably on a full-time basis,
  • Be able to commit one year to the fellowship program (beginning January 2016 and ending December 2016),
  • Be able to attend trainings every other month for one week in Nairobi, Kenya,
  • Must be able to communicate in English both written and verbal.

DEADLINE: November 2, 2015

Apply here: Akili Dada Fellowship 

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2015 MILEAD Fellowship for African Girls

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Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa identifies 25 of Africa’s most outstanding emerging women leaders. The MILEAD Fellows Program is a long-term leadership development program designed to identify, develop, and promote emerging young African women leaders to attain and thrive in leadership in their community and Africa as a whole.

The program targets dynamic young women interested in developing transformational leadership skills that help them address issues facing women and girls across communities in Africa. The MILEAD program equips fellows with the world-class knowledge, skills, values and networks they need to succeed as 21st century women leaders. Applications are invited from young African women between 19 – 25 years of age, living in Africa and the Diaspora.

The MILEAD Fellowship will be awarded to young women who have exhibited leadership potential in their community, organization, and/or profession. To be eligible for the program, an applicant must be African, living on the continent or in the Diaspora; agree to participate in all required activities related to MILEAD – beginning with a three-week residential summer institute in Ghana; and commit to a community change project. Specific requirements of the program and related dates are outlined in the application package.

DEADLINE: March 20, 2015

Apply here: MILEAD