Deadline: June 14, 2024.

The Aspen Global Innovators Group, in collaboration with the Senegal-based, international advocacy, public affairs, and campaigns firm Niyel, launched the Impact West Africa Fellowship program.

This initiative aims to elevate the voices of leaders with proximate and lived expertise by providing a fellowship experience that centers the expertise of West African leaders. The inaugural Impact Fellowship program was launched in Senegal in 2023, opening an exciting and unique avenue to develop a new generation of powerful African development advocates, in order to advance Africa’s own development priorities. This program will spotlight advocates from French-speaking and English-speaking West African countries, highlighting West Africa’s Francophone and Anglophone key issues. Fellows will be individuals with a proven passion for advocacy and solid track records in activities related to improving lives and influencing meaningful change across the West African region.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Impact Fellows will be individuals: 

• Who demonstrate a passion and commitment for advocacy that addresses key issues affecting the West African region
• Have a solid track record of using bold, innovative ideas that contribute to improving the lives of the individuals within the communities they serve
• Have a clear vision of how their initiatives will demonstrate impact and transformative change
• Have a proven record of leadership and accomplishment in business or entrepreneurship, civic engagement, and/or public/government service 
• ​Have a strong desire to strengthen their communication skills to advocate for change through storytelling, speaking engagements and written communication
• Have a commitment to use the skills gained from the the fellowship to strengthen their organization and the movements that they serve
• Have demonstrated a commitment to coalition building or have strong collaborative skills
• Have organizational support, in the form of a letter, to fully engage in the fellowship experience.

BENEFITS

• There is no cost to participate in this program. All travel-related costs for the two in-person convenings including airfare, local transportation, lodging, and food will be covered by the fellowship. 
• The fellowship does not provide any stipend while participating in the program.

Apply through the OFFICIAL LINK