Adinkra Fellowship 2026 for Young Leaders – YOA

Deadline: July 3, 2025

Applications are open for the Adinkra Fellowship 2026 for Young Leaders. The Adinkra Fellowship unites a dynamic group of remarkable leaders aged 40 and beneath from Africa and African diaspora communities every year, representing various sectors. This distinctive fellowship is dedicated to constructing constructive ties between Africa and the African Diaspora.

The fellowship selects candidates with exceptional achievements, pushed by expertise, ardour, and values that encourage transformative change of their communities and throughout black communities globally. Fellows take part in two transformative journeys to completely different international locations, partaking in a management program designed to construct bridges, domesticate lasting relationships and encourage transformative motion.

Fellows and alumni kind a vibrant, interconnected community passionately dedicated to bridging the divide between black communities, to the transformation of their communities and constructing a greater future for all. Additionally, the “Adinkra Achievement Lists” independently have fun excellent changemakers of Black and minority descent throughout varied sectors, honoring their excellence and contributions to progress.

Program Details

• Two Week-Long Trips: Fellows will convene throughout two transformative journeys: one in an African nation and one in a rustic with robust African heritage. These journeys function thought-scary discussions on the state of Africa and the Diaspora, a mentorship program connecting fellows with lifelong mentors, “Meet the Leader” classes with outstanding figures, visits to important cultural websites and revolutionary organizations, expertise-constructing workshops, workforce-constructing actions, and an awards ceremony. Expenses associated to the journeys will probably be coated by the Adinkra Alliance Institute, and laureates will probably be reimbursed a journey stipend of $1,500 ($750 for every leg) for each journeys.
• Group Projects: Between journeys, fellows collaborate in small teams (3-5) to design revolutionary options addressing crucial challenges in black communities. Projects are submitted as dissertations for peer evaluation. The prime one or two initiatives will obtain funding and assets for pilot implementation, with potential to evolve into transformative, lengthy-time period applications or organizations.
• Adinkra University Tour: Upon finishing the programme, fellows will probably be required to prepare an expertise sharing occasion at a college or establishment of studying to debate their values, journey, influence and encourage a wider viewers of scholars, school, and different stakeholders.
• Alumni Events: Fellows return to play energetic roles of their respective communities, international locations and spheres of affect. Part of our community of world leaders, all Fellows will obtain invites to attend alumni occasions and ongoing alternatives to deepen their influence.

Eligibility

• Open to residents of any of the 54 African nations and members of the worldwide African diaspora.
• Applicants should be aged 40 or beneath and should display a robust monitor document of management, group engagement, and a transparent dedication to optimistic influence.
• Eligible people could come from fields reminiscent of enterprise, civil society, public service, tradition, know-how, and innovation. Ten fellows will probably be chosen from Africa and ten from the diaspora.

Application

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For extra info, go to Adinkra Fellowship.