MCW Global-Kofi Annan Foundation Young Leaders Conference 2025 for young East Africans.

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Application Deadline: May twenty third, 2025

Applications are actually open for the 2025 MCW Global-Kofi Annan Foundation Young Leaders Conference. MCW Global, The Kofi Annan Foundation, and the Africa Alliance of YMCAs have joined forces to implement the Sawa Project, which goals to equip young psychological well being professionals, group organizers, and advocates in six  Eastern African countires- Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda with the abilities, assets, and networks wanted to drive change.  

Through management coaching, advocacy assist, and seed funding, the Sawa Project goals to empower young leaders to create impactful instructional packages, consciousness campaigns, and outreach initiatives that improve entry to psychological well being companies and break down stigma.  The mission has a number of phases and chosen individuals are required to actively take part in all of the phases, together with the convention, imaginative and prescient planning webinars, and the implementation of seed funding grants.

Program Details

Young Leaders Conference (September 3 – 5, 2025)

The Sawa Project will host a convention for young leaders constructing on the distinctive mannequin of the “Young Leaders Conference” developed by MCW Global, which leverages management to unravel region-specific points by means of networking and guided discourse about group points. The Young Leaders Conference is an growth of the Young Leaders Program centered on leveraging management to unravel region-specific points by means of regional networking. 

The Sawa Project Conference (hereafter known as the Conference) will welcome young folks between the ages of 25-35 from Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. It seeks to interact young folks at present energetic within the area of psychological well being, both by means of research, skilled work, or group engagement. Applicants ought to be capable to display their connection and engagement with psychological well being points, both by means of research, present work, or lived experiences.

Eligibility Requirements

Young Leaders Must:

• Be psychological well being professionals or at present energetic within the area of psychological well being by means of research or lived experiences.
• Be between the ages of 25-35 at first of the convention.
• Reside in Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, or Uganda.
• Currently energetic within the area of psychological well being, both by means of research, skilled work, or group engagement.
• Be eager about management, skilled improvement, psychological well being initiatives, group improvement, or lived experiences.
• Be dedicated to enhancing skilled competencies, creating cross-cultural understanding, fostering networking Opportunities, and changing into efficient leaders.
• Be eager about additional increasing their work and efforts within the space of psychological well being
• Seek to construct connections and develop their skilled community.
• Be devoted to steady studying and development.
• Be in a position to articulate how the mission theme aligns with their present work or aspirations.
• Demonstrate willingness to interact in networking actions.
• Commit to actively take part all through the whole life cycle of the mission.
• Be prepared to share finest practices and contribute to collaborative initiatives.
• Commit to fostering regional networks for future trade.
• Commit to attending the three-day Conference.
• Commit to participating in post-conference digital actions.
• Have entry to electronic mail and the web to permit for constant communication with the mission staff post-Conference.
• Submit a accomplished application on or earlier than May twenty third, 2025, at 17:00 East Africa Time.

Application Timeline

• April eleventh, 2025: Young Leaders Conference application opens;
• May twenty third, 2025: Young Leaders Conference application closes;
• June sixth, 2025: Acceptances despatched out;
• June thirteenth, 2025: Participants’ Confirmation of acceptance;
• June twentieth – June twenty seventh, 2025: Participating in two digital conferences with the advisory group to discover challenges in psychological well being in Eastern Africa (necessary);
• September 3 – 5, 2025: Young Leaders Conference in Nairobi, Kenya;
• September twentieth – October twentieth, 2025: Three Vision Planning Webinars (two hours every);
• November twentieth, 2025: Deadline for mission submissions;
• December 1st, 2025: Final selections despatched out and mentors assigned;
• January 1st – June 1st, 2026: Project implementation, together with month-to-month follow-up calls between the staff and mentors;
• June fifteenth, 2026: Submission of ultimate grant report.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the MCW Global-Kofi Annan Foundation Young Leaders Conference