Call for Applications: WanaData Fellowships 2025 for Women Data Scientists and Storytellers

Code for Africa (CfA) is offering stipend?based Fellowships to fourteen (14) African Data Scientists and storytellers to empower youth voices and promote a secure digital space through gender projects. 

These Fellowships are part of a joint initiative between Code for Africa, the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), AfricTivistes, CFI Media Development, the World Scout Bureau Africa Regional Office, and the Kofi Annan Foundation (KAF), with contributions from the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD). This initiative, under the WanaData Initiative, aims to address content gaps on gender projects related to the African Union Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection, e-democracy, digital mobilisation in social movements, SDG16, freedom of expression, and human rights in the Sahel region, neighboring West Africa, and the Horn of Africa. 

• Table of Content
• About Code for Africa (CfA)
• WanaData Fellowships
• Aim and Benefits of WanaData Fellowships
• Requirements for WanaData Fellowships Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Code for Africa (CfA)

Code for Africa (CfA) is the continent’s largest network of civic technology and data journalism labs, with teams in 21 countries. CfA builds digital democracy solutions that give citizens unfettered access to actionable information that empowers them to make informed decisions, and that strengthens civic engagement for improved public governance and accountability. This includes building infrastructure like the continent’s largest open data portals at openAFRICA and sourceAFRICA, as well as incubating initiatives as diverse as the africanDRONE network... continue reading

WanaData Fellowships

Application Deadline	28 Apr 2025
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	Code for Africa (CfA)
Gender	Women

Aim and Benefits of WanaData Fellowships

• Award amount: Each Fellow receives a stipend of USD 250 per month
• Additional support: Hands-on fact-checking and technical training, one-on-one mentorship, and ongoing support from CfA’s Communities and Academy Team.

Requirements for WanaData Fellowships Qualification

Applicants must:

1. Be a registered WanaData member with at least one  (1) year of experience as a data scientist or data storyteller (activists, campaigners, media content creator, influencers, journalists, etc). You must have a portfolio of published work you can share.
2.  Ideally be based in the Sahel region, neighbouring West Africa, or the Horn of Africa (exceptional applicants from elsewhere in Africa may be considered)
3. Be fluent in English or French (Bilingual is a plus)
4. Have a keen interest in digital rights, gender and youth civic engagement
5. Have experience in gender data research 
6. Possess an interest in the fellowship’s thematic focus, including cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection, e-democracy, digital mobilisation in social movements, gender SDG16, freedom of expression, and human rights, among others. Demonstrate the ability to track contributions and submit reports efficiently.
7. Be willing to participate in mentorship, training, and outreach activities.
8. Comply with WanaData’s policies on attribution, privacy, and friendly space guidelines.

Application Deadline

April 28, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Code for Africa (CfA) on docs.google.com to apply

For more details, visit CfA fellowship webpage