One Young World NewNow Leaders Program 2026 for Emerging Young Leaders (Fully funded to Cape Town) – YOA

Deadline: February 16, 2026

Applications are open for the NewNow Leaders Program 2026 for Emerging Young Leaders. The NewNow is a One Young World programme supported by Virgin Unite, empowering the boldest rising younger leaders to redefine change by methods-considering and collective motion.

They are a collective of rising leaders with distinctive monitor data of delivering actual and lasting impression, dedicated to constructing unstoppable momentum in the direction of a good, sustainable future. Over half the world’s inhabitants is underneath 30 with the ability to make change occur. Through our collective energy, shared studying, and with insights and mentorship from leaders earlier than us, we are able to rewrite the way forward for our technology and the generations to come.

Benefits

The NewNow leaders can be provided:

• A scholarship place on the One Young World Summit Cape Town, 2026 and lifelong membership of the One Young World Ambassador Community.
• Features on One Young World and Virgin Unite channels elevating their profiles among the many world group for younger leaders and past.
• Opportunities to amplify your work by media and talking alternatives.
• Access to the One Young World Global Leadership Programme and Action Accelerator.
• Membership of The NewNow Community, unique capability constructing workshops designed to improve your confidence, abilities, and affect as methods leaders.
• Opportunities to collaborate with fellow NewNow leaders on joint initiatives and advocacy.

Eligibility

Candidates should:

• Be aged 18 – 30.
• Be nationals of nations within the Global South.
• Have demonstrated profitable management by actual and impactful initiatives.
• Show sturdy understanding of key native and/or world points, particularly those who require methods considering approaches.
• Have a confirmed monitor-document of implementing methods-considering rules to generate progressive, lengthy-time period and sustainable impression.
• Showcase proof of impression in addressing advanced challenges by methods considering.
• Demonstrate a willingness to work collaboratively with The NewNow cohort and assist promote profitable examples of methods change by their very own networks and media alternatives.

Application

Application deadline is February 16, 2026. Late purposes is not going to be thought-about.

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to NewNow Leaders Program.