African Union Youth Volunteer Corps Programme

31/10/2023

Are you a photography enthusiast, professional photographer, or someone who appreciates the beauty of the natural world? We invite you to participate in our upcoming ‘Trees, People, Planet’ photo competition and share your best shots.

We’re seeking captivating images from every corner of the globe, showcasing the beauty and diversity of landscapes, forests and wildlife and our relationship to them. This year, we encourage you to explore the theme of water, highlighting its crucial role in forest ecosystems.

CIFOR-ICRAF is a center of research excellence delivering transformative science to create a future with healthy, biodiverse, and productive landscapes – for the benefit of people and the environment.

31/10/2023

The SDG Innovation Accelerator for Young Professionals is a unique opportunity offered to participating companies within the UN Global Compact network. It empowers the young talent within these organizations to collaborate and drive business innovation that aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This intensive nine-month programme is designed to activate the potential of future business leaders and changemakers. It focuses on the development and implementation of innovative solutions through cutting-edge technologies, initiatives, and business models that contribute to your company's sustainability objectives.

Innovation serves as the bridge that connects the aspirations of young professionals to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

31/10/2023

The West Africa Acumen Fellowship is a rigorous leadership program that brings together a cohort of extraordinary individuals working on problems of poverty and equips them with the knowledge, skills, and community to strengthen their leadership and scale their ventures to create meaningful change in West Africa.

After Fellow Candidates complete the program they join The Foundry, a community of like-minded peers who are working across sectors and geographies to build a world based on dignity. As part of this diverse community committed to sharing ideas and experiences, they gain access to capital, coaching, and continuous learning as part of lifelong accompaniment on their journey to creating social change.

Equip yourself with the knowledge, skills, and community to solve problems of poverty in West Africa

31/10/2023

The Obama Foundation Scholars Program at Columbia University, a part of Columbia World Projects and Columbia Global, launched the application for its seventh cohort today, inviting rising leaders from around the world to apply to participate in a nine-month immersive program of academic, skill-based and experiential learning.

Information on how to apply for the 2024-2025 program, which runs from summer 2024 until spring 2025, is available here.

Information on how to nominate a candidate is available here.

The Obama Foundation Scholars Program at Columbia University, a part of Columbia World Projects and Columbia Global, launched the application for its seventh cohort today, inviting rising leaders from around the world to apply to participate in a nine-month immersive program of academic, skill-based...

31/10/2023

NEW CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The Rest & Resilience Fellowship is a joint program by the taz Panter Foundation and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which has taken place annually since 2015. This year’s call for application is open from on!


Application Deadline: November 19th, 2023, at 11:59 pm (CET)
Planned Fellowship Period in Berlin, Germany: May 1st - October 31st, 2024

WHO WE ARE

RSF is an international human rights organization that defends the freedom of the press and information worldwide. The taz Panter Foundation, in close cooperation with the tageszeitung (taz), supports critical journalists as well as the social engagement of independent initiatives in Germany and worldwide.


THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Call for Application 2024 - Rest & Resilience Fellowship NEW CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The Rest & Resilience Fellowship is a joint program by the taz Panter Foundation and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which has taken place annually since 2015. This year’s call for application is open from on!   A...

31/10/2023

Job Description
The Graduate Development Programme assignee role recipient is provided with intensive training and support while giving them the opportunity to work in a professional context. In turn they are expected to help create an innovative, agile environment for the business. They will provide excellent problem-solving solutions on any business challenges presented. Additionally, the graduate program assignee maintains decorum in line with the Stanbic Brand and remains orderly to maximize brand integrity by guiding and directing customer engagements which is a large part of the Graduate Programme assignee responsibility.

Company Description: Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Ou...

31/10/2023

DAAD Fellowship for Young Scholar

The DAAD/AGI Research Fellowship Program, funded by a generous grant from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), is designed to bring both senior and junior scholars and specialists working on key issues of central importance …

31/10/2023

Young Insurance Professionals Programme APPLY NOW!

African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) Young Insurance Professionals Programme (YIPP) 2024 for young Africans. Application Deadline: January 14, 2024.

28/10/2023

Listen To Bamsy_eats As She Walks Us Through Her Experience As An African Union Youth Volunteer.

28/10/2023

Here Are 5 Unique Volunteer Ideas I Guarantee You Haven't Thought Of Before.

25/07/2022

UN Women, in collaboration with UNAOC and UNFPA is now accepting applications from young women peacebuilders for the pilot initiative “Strengthening Young Women Peacebuilders’ Capacity in Complex Crises”.

The programme seeks to support young women leading civil society organizations in fragile and/or conflict-affected countries. The objective is to provide them with capacity building sessions to strengthen their fundraising skills, and to create a space for peer exchange, networking, sharing of best practices, and lessons learned among young women peacebuilders.

Twenty-five young women will be selected to take part in a 4-day training which will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia towards the end of 2022.

The Call is open for young women between 18 and 30 years old, who are founding or key member of a legally registered civil society organization working on peacebuilding, human rights, women’s rights, youth rights or related; and are from one of the following eligible states and territories: Afghanistan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Moldova, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, State of Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, and Yemen.

More information is available here: https://bit.ly/YoungWomenPeacebuilders

Interested candidates should fill in the online application form before 15 August 2022.

26/06/2022

EJN Climate Change Media Partnership 2022 Reporting Fellowships to the UNCCD COP27 (Fully Funded to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt)

Application Deadline: July 4, 2022
https://earthjournalism.net/opportunities/climate-change-media-partnership-2022-reporting-fellowships-to-cop27

The Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP), led by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) and the Stanley Center for Peace and Security, is pleased to announce the 2022 CCMP Reporting Fellowship Program for journalists interested in covering the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27). Hosted this year by the government of Egypt, the conference is scheduled to take place in the city of Sharm el-Sheikh from 7-18 November 2022.

Eligibility

Be a professional journalist from or representing an established media house and reporting from a low- or middle-income country.
Have a good command of the English language.
Have previous experience reporting on climate change issues and clearly indicate the kinds of stories you might pursue while attending the conference.
Be available and willing to travel to Egypt to attend COP27 in person, arriving on November 5 and departing no earlier than November 19, 2022.
Commit to participate in all Fellowship activities.

Benefits

As currently envisioned (and subject to change), CCMP Fellows would travel to Sharm el-Sheikh to attend the full period of the UN climate negotiations, with arrival planned for November 5, 2022 and departure on November 19 or 20, 2022.
The CCMP will cover non-refundable economy-class airfare, accommodation, meals, travel insurance (including emergency medical COVID-19 coverage), and transportation costs to participate in the Fellowship.
Organizers will also reimburse for meals and other transport expenses acquired in transit, including COVID testing; facilitate the press accreditation process; and provide logistical support relating to the trip. Please note that the process of obtaining any necessary visas is the Fellow's individual responsibility, though the CCMP will reimburse visa costs.