Code for Africa WanaData Fellowships to Digitalise Youth Voices in Africa 2025 – YOA

Deadline: April 28, 2025

Applications are open for the Code for Africa WanaData Fellowships to Digitalise Youth Voices in Africa 2025. Code for Africa (CfA) is providing stipend‐based mostly Fellowships to fourteen (14) African Data Scientists and storytellers to empower youth voices and promote a safe digital house by means of gender initiatives.

These Fellowships are part of a joint initiative between Code for Africa, the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), AfricTivistes, CFI Media Development, the World Scout Bureau Africa Regional Office, and the Kofi Annan Foundation (KAF), with contributions from the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD). This initiative, below the WanaData Initiative, goals to tackle content material gaps on gender initiatives associated to the African Union Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection, e-democracy, digital mobilisation in social actions, SDG16, freedom of expression, and human rights in the Sahel area, neighboring West Africa, and the Horn of Africa.

Benefits

• Each Fellow receives a stipend of USD 250 per thirty days.
• Hands-on reality-checking and technical coaching, one-on-one mentorship, and ongoing assist from CfA’s Communities and Academy Team.

Eligibility

Applicant should:

• Be a registered WanaData member with at the very least one  (1) 12 months of expertise as a knowledge scientist or information storyteller (activists, campaigners, media content material creator, influencers, journalists, and many others). You should have a portfolio of revealed work you may share
• Ideally be based mostly in the Sahel area, neighbouring West Africa, or the Horn of Africa (distinctive candidates from elsewhere in Africa could also be thought-about)
• Be fluent in English or French (Bilingual is a plus)
• Have a eager curiosity in digital rights, gender and youth civic engagement
• Have expertise in gender information analysis 
• Possess an curiosity in the fellowship’s thematic focus, together with cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection, e-democracy, digital mobilisation in social actions, gender SDG16, freedom of expression, and human rights, amongst others. Demonstrate the power to monitor contributions and submit studies effectively
• Be keen to take part in mentorship, coaching, and outreach actions
• Comply with WanaData’s insurance policies on attribution, privateness, and pleasant house pointers

Application

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