Hauwa Ojeifo Scholarship to Attend One Young World Summit 2026 (Fully-funded to Cape Town, SA) – YOA

Deadline: March 27, 2026

Applications are open for the Hauwa Ojeifo Scholarship to Attend One Young World Summit 2026. Now in its second yr, the Hauwa Ojeifo Scholarship was created to empower younger leaders who’re dedicated to addressing the pressing and deeply interconnected challenges dealing with ladies and ladies at the moment.

The scholarship equips rising changemakers with the instruments, data, and world platform they want to lead transformative motion. By supporting passionate younger leaders who’re tackling points like child marriage, gender-primarily based violence, and psychological well being disparities, the Hauwa Ojeifo Scholarship goals to foster a brand new technology of empathetic, brave, and visionary leaders working towards a extra simply, inclusive, and equitable world for all.

One Young World is proud to ship this OPPORTUNITY in partnership with Hauwa Ojeifo Global Impact Fund for Women & Girls. Led by trailblazing advocate for psychological well being and One Young World Ambassador Hauwa Ojeifo, the Impact Fund is on a mission to strengthen methods of take care of the well being and wellbeing for 100 million ladies & ladies by 2030.

Benefits

Hauwa Ojeifo Scholars will obtain:

• Access to take part within the One Young World Summit 2026 which takes place in Cape Town, South Africa from 3 – 6 November.
• Lifelong membership of the One Young World Ambassador Community.
• Access to the One Young WorldGlobal Leadership Programme and Action Accelerator.
• Opportunity to apply for grant funding of up to $25,000 USD.
• Hotel lodging throughout the One Young World Summit.
• Return journey out of your nation of residence to Cape Town (flights in economic system).
• Catering which incorporates breakfast, lunch and dinner all through the Summit.
• Transport between the Summit lodging and the Summit venue.

Eligibility

Candidates have to be:

• Young leaders aged 18 – 30 on the time of the One Young World Summit 2026*
• Leadership position or working in an organisation or championing your personal initiative with confirmed affect in a subject aligned with a minimum of one of many following themes:
  • Mental Health together with neurodivergence and developmental variations.
  • Domestic & Sexual Violence.
  • Disability Rights & the rights of older individuals.
  • Gynaecological Health & Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights.
  • Maternal and Child Health.
  • Issues of the Girl Child (FGM, Child-Adolescent Pregnancy & Child Marriage).
  • Non-Communicable Diseases.
• Live and make an affect in Africa, Asia or The Middle East.
• Willingness to interact with fellow scholarship recipients 

*They should not ready to settle for functions from those that will probably be aged beneath 18 on the time of the Summit. The One Young World workforce will think about candidates who’re older than 30, pending demonstration of acceptable private affect, initiative, and willingness to interact.

Application

The application deadline is March 27, 2026. Late functions won’t be accepted.

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Hauwa Ojeifo Scholarship.