Call for Applications: ShE is Empowered Development Program 2023 for Young African Women

Oct 13, 2022

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Applications are now open for ShE is Empowered Development Program 2023 for Young African Women. Here’s how to apply:

Application Deadline: November 6, 2022

ShE is Empowered is a one-year, non-residential, online development program for young African women and girls focused on leadership, soft skills development, social entrepreneurship, advocacy, African feminisms, and mentorship.

At the end of the program, participants emerge with a strong network of young African women leaders, mentors, a certificate of participation, newly acquired skills and the support of the AMI team for participants to run social impact programs in their communities.

Requirements for ShE is Empowered Development Program 2023

For the 2023 cohort, 20 young African women between 15-29 will form part of this program from the following countries: Ghana, Malawi, Egypt, Botswana, Kenya, Tunisia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Sierra Leone.

Program Details

The program has three (3) facets.

The first is bi-monthly educational and interactive sessions with facilitators on different topics (e.g. financial literacy, personal development, social entrepreneurship and others.) which are supplemented with mandatory assignments.
The second facet is mentorship, where each ShE Leader is assigned a mentor to assist in their personal and professional development.
The third facet is a community engagement project, where each ShE Leader must identify issues that affect their communities and establish tangible and sustainable solutions to rectify social ills. The CEP is to be carried out by the end of the program.

The program will commence in February 2023 and conclude in December 2023.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the ShE is Empowered Development Program 2023