Resilience Fellowship 2026 for East African Changemakers – YOA

Deadline: May 31, 2026

Applications are open for the Resilience Fellowship 2026. The Resilience Fellowship is again for its fifth instalment – this time, recruiting fellows from Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya! Designed by youth, for youth, they’re providing spots to 12 pairs of East African changemakers (ages 18–28) for a strong 9-month journey of progress, therapeutic, management and resilience.

This is a excessive-dedication, 9-month fellowship designed for passionate, grounded changemakers able to dedicate time and power to private progress, peer management and neighborhood resilience. They are wanting for people who’re absolutely dedicated to the complete arc of the programme, together with in-individual occasions, weekly facilitation, ongoing mentorship and deep neighborhood work.

Benefits

If chosen, you’ll get:

• 5 days of deep restoration in nature on the Resilience Residential (with nice meals, significant conversations, and private therapeutic!)
• Certification as a Mental Health First Aider.
• New abilities in facilitation, management, venture administration, and neighborhood care.
• Reduced local weather nervousness, improved emotional wellbeing, and strengthened neighborhood bonds.
• 8 months of professional intergenerational mentorship.
• Reduced local weather nervousness, improved emotional wellbeing, and strengthened neighborhood bonds.
• Lifelong friendships and a strong assist community.
• A KES 40,000 stipend, plus lined journey.

Eligibility

• Aged 18–28 years
• Based in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda or Tanzania
• Available from July 2026 – March 2027 to commit time for coaching, facilitation, mentorship and reporting
• Ready to apply with a companion. (You’ll each be skilled as much as run Resilience Circles collectively in your area people. Therefore we’re wanting for functions from pre-fashioned pairs who already work properly collectively.)
• Passionate about local weather justice and constructing sturdy, emotionally resilient communities
• An excellent listener, a compassionate chief-in-the-making, and excited to assist others
• Open to exploring local weather nervousness, burnout, and emotional wellbeing
• Proficient in English

Commitment

You’ll have to decide to:

• Completing a 2-day Mental Health First Aid on-line coaching
• Attending the 5-day, in-individual Resilience Residential in full (31 July – 4 August 2026)
• Co-leading in-individual Resilience Circles with 16–20 younger folks in your neighborhood (5–6 hours per week to arrange and facilitate weekly classes over 8 weeks)
• Weekly preparation and reporting – submitting suggestions and knowledge after every session and touching base with the TRP crew for about half-hour every week
• Monthly check-ins – becoming a member of neighborhood calls to share updates, troubleshoot, and develop
• Monthly mentorship – assembly together with your assigned mentor for one hour per thirty days

Application

Download the application booklet for detailed directions on apply. You will probably be anticipated to arrange all of your solutions prematurely earlier than submitting them to the web type.

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to Resilience Fellowship.