Deadline: 18 August 2024

Do you know someone who’s driving change in their community? YALI Regional Leadership Center is now accepting applications for their third and final online cohort of 2024 to provide leadership training to 200 young leaders (18-35) from 9 West African countries who are making a difference in entrepreneurship, public policy, and civic leadership.

Reasons to Apply to the YALI Accra RLC

• At the end of the program participants will be awarded with certificates and become members of the YALI Alumni
• Participants will be taken through various forms of leadership training to prepare them for leadership roles in their various endeavors.
• Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, gender, religion, socio-economic status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The management of the YALI Regional Leadership Center, West Africa – Accra reserves the right to verify all information provided in the application.

What they offer?             

• Business and Entrepreneurship
  • This track caters to the range of emerging or aspiring entrepreneurs who expect to take on leadership roles within the private sector or build their own business ventures on the continent.
• Civil Society Management
  • This track is oriented to those who are or aspire to be civically engaged and serve the public through non-governmental organizations, community based organizations, or volunteerism.
• Public Policy and Management
  • This track is tailored to those who work or aspire to work in any level of government (including elected positions), regional organizations such as the African Union or the West Africa Community, international organizations such as the United Nations, or other publicly minded organizations or think tanks

Who Should Apply?

• Competition for the YALI Regional Leadership Center West Africa is a merit-based and open to young West African leaders who meet the following criteria:
  • Are 18 to 35 years of age at the time of application submission,
  • Are citizens and residents of one of the following countries: Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia and Burkina Faso.
  • Are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.
  • Are eligible to receive any necessary visa to Ghana, and
  • Are proficient in reading, writing, listening and speaking English.

For more information, visit Yali Regional Leadership Center.