awid Call For Applications - 2015 MILEAD Fellowship For Young African Women Leaders

The Moremi Initiative for Women's Leadership in Africa hereby announces its annual call for applications for the 2015 MILEAD (Moremi Initiative Leadership Empowerment and Development) Fellows Program - to identify 25 of Africa's most outstanding emerging women leaders.

The MILEAD Fellows Program is a long-term leadership development program designed to identify, develop and promote emerging young African Women leaders to attain and thrive in leadership in their community and Africa as a whole. The program targets dynamic young women interested in developing transformational leadership skills that help them address issues facing women and girls across communities in Africa. The MILEAD Program equips Fellows with the world class knowledge, skills, values and networks they need to succeed as 21st century women leaders. Applications are invited from young African women between 19 – 25 years of age, living in Africa and the Diaspora.

The MILEAD Fellowship will be awarded to 25 outstanding young women who have exhibited leadership potential in their community, organization, and/or profession. To be eligible for the program, an applicant must be African, living on the continent or in the Diaspora; agree to participate in all required activities related to MILEAD – beginning with a three-week residential Summer Institute in Ghana; and commit to a community change project. Specific requirements of the program and related dates are outlined in the application package. Please review program and application guidelines carefully, before completing your application

Please note that this one year program is not a full-time fellowship. Selected candidates may remain full time students or work full time for the program duration, except during the 3–week summer institute. The 3-week summer institute is an intensive and full-time residential program and all fellows will be required to attend. The rest of the program involves community-based, online and other distance activities.

We invite you to share this application information with emerging African women leaders in your network who have the passion and potential to help transform the continent.

How to Apply: Applications are available online at www.moremiinitiative.org or by request via email. Download the full 2015 Application Package and Forms below.

Completed application forms must be submitted along with a CV and two recommendation letters. All applications and supporting documents must be submitted by email.

The deadline for completed MILEAD Fellows applications is Friday 20th March, 2015.

For more information, visit: www.moremiinitiative.org or Join us at www.facebook.com/MoremiAfrica or contact the MILEAD Program Coordinator:

USA: Email: info@moremiinitiative.org / Tel: +1 510 648 1021 | +1 917.327.5235

GHANA: Email: partners@moremiinitiative.org / Tel: +233 242 901222