Nala Feminist Collective invites young African women who are refugees, internally displaced persons or stateless to apply for I AM NALA Fellowship Programme for the period of July 2025 to July 2026.
Eligibility
– Young women aged between 18-40 years
– Leaders of a campaign or women group
– Members of an existing consortium or collective with a focus on alliance building
– Young women engaged in cross conflict negotiations
– Young women politicians in political office
We are looking for political leaders in one or more of the Africa Young Women Beijing +25 Manifesto demands and who embrace Nalafem Values
– Solidarity
– Social Justice
– Dignity
– Equity
– Decolonial Feminist Pan-Africanism
The Fellowship will serve and engage 30 young women political leaders from the The Great Lakes, the Sahel and The Horn of Africa ( Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda)
The Fellowship focuses on capacity and technical support, mentorship, solidarity, access and resourcing for fellows who are aspiring or current political leaders who can play a critical role in negotiations, decision making, democratic transitions, reconciliation and other peacebuilding efforts for their countries of origin or host countries.
The fellowship will have bi-monthly online sessions including trainings and masterclasses which will provide dialogues with and learn alongside mentors who are experts and acclaimed senior leaders with a wealth of experiences across a range of institutions and organizations. The fellowship may also include potential in person engagements including cohort convening at Nalafem Summit.
If you are interested to apply as a FELLOW please fill in the full application form below.
Deadline: 14 April 2025
Please note ONLY shortlisted candidates will be notified by May 12th 2025.
Apply Now: bit.ly/nalafellow2025
For any questions contact facilitator@nalafem.org or visit the website nalafem.org
