YALI Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa (YALI RLC-SA) for Southern Africans 2024

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 Entrepreneurship, Civic Leadership and Public Management and sector specific programmes.

• Table of Content
• About Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI)
• YALI Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa
• Aim and Benefits of YALI Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa
• Requirements for YALI Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

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... continue reading

YALI Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa

Aim and Benefits of YALI Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa

The programme offers 4-7 weeks of intense online or in-person training in Business and Entrepreneurship, Civic Leadership, Public Management, Education and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) with post training exposure to: Grant Funding Opportunities, Networking, Collaboration, Tools and Resources.

Requirements for YALI Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa Qualification

The program is open to young African leaders who meet the following criteria:

• Age (18-35)
• English language proficiency
• Portuguese for our Portuguese language program
• A commitment to positively impact Africa, their countries and communities.
• Commitment to serve the development agenda of the African continent.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities and interest in Public Management, Entrepreneurship Development and Civic Leadership
• Young leaders from the following countries are eligible to participate in the programme: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Kingdom of Eswatini, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The programme encourages applications from:

• Rural based and economically disadvantaged young leaders
• Young leaders with disabilities
• Women
• People who are HIV positive or who are living with AIDS
• Individuals that represent and advocate for the rights of LGBTQIA+ communities across the region
• Other minority groups

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit YALI website.