The Ashoka Young Changemakers Program 2026 for young Nigerian change agents.

Application Deadline: Unspecified

Applications at the moment are open for the 2026 Ashoka Young Changemakers Program. Ashoka Young Changemakers are a rigorously chosen community of young individuals who have discovered their energy to create change for the nice of all, and who’re participating their friends and your complete society in realizing a world the place everyone seems to be a changemaker. If you or somebody you recognize matches this description, think about becoming a member of our group of leaders. 

This is a co-leadership program for young people who find themselves main social affect initiatives in areas together with however not restricted to local weather motion, healthcare, schooling, gender, diversity-equity-inclusion, minority rights, ICT, agriculture and financial sustainability. 

Ashoka Anglophone West Africa is in search of young folks in Nigeria who’ve discovered their energy to create change for the nice of all, and who’re participating their friends and your complete society in realizing a world the place everyone seems to be a changemaker. This is a chance for young folks to step up and change the world with Ashoka!  

Selection Criteria

1. Under 21 years of age; Resides in Nigeria; Nigerian ;

• Candidates shouldn’t be above 20 years by December of the yr of nomination

2. A Changemaker 

• Has launched their thought – He or She has deeply empathized with an issue and from that understanding developed their very own authentic thought for addressing it. 
• Has a staff – He or She has constructed a staff round this concept. He or She leads by serving to others lead, serving to them understand they’ll create optimistic change. 
• Has modified their world – He or She helped enhance folks’s lives and the atmosphere round them. He or She is all the time dedicated to the nice of all. 

3. Willing to co-lead the world Everyone a Changemaker motion 

• He or She is a co-leader – He or She believes that everybody must take initiative and resolve issues, everybody wants to seek out their energy as changemakers. He or She is keen to assist their friends and everybody of their college/group/nation to seek out their energy. 

Benefits  

• Membership to a choose community of highly effective young folks and social entrepreneurs from varied international locations.  
• Invitation to take part in group occasions and peer studying periods with different young changemakers and main social entrepreneurs that will help you advance your management and changemaking competencies.  
• Features in several media retailers and Opportunities to share your story on reputed platforms and with companion teams. 
• Mentorship and help to implement your concepts to create an ‘Everyone a Changemaker’ tradition in your college/group/metropolis.  
• Opportunities to brainstorm and collaborate with essentially the most influential next-generation leaders of your nation in varied arms of presidency, media, enterprise, schooling methods, and philanthropies. 

Selection Process

Stage 1: Online Nomination and Screening 

Nominate your self or somebody you recognize by the web kind. Reflect in your journey as a Changemaker and entry inspiring concepts to advance your initiative. 

Stage 2: National Review 

Interact with the Ashoka staff in your nation. Learn extra in regards to the co-leadership Opportunities for you to contribute and helpful insights that will help you speed up the expansion of your management and changemaking competencies. 

Stage 3: International Review 

Interact with a Senior Leader from the Ashoka staff and with young changemakers from our world community. Understand Ashoka higher, and acquire professional insights to advance your changemaking journey.  

Stage 4: Selection Panel 

Attend an in-person or digital dialogue and choice panel, that would come with prime social entrepreneurs, journalists and different leaders. Meet different prime young changemakers and focus on concepts to affect youth tradition in your nation and to co-lead the “Everyone a Changemaker” motion. 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Ashoka Young Changemakers Program