{"id":25168,"date":"2024-10-25T14:02:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T14:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=25168"},"modified":"2024-10-25T14:02:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T14:02:55","slug":"calls-for-application-african-union-cieffa-6th-youth-capacity-building-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/calls-for-application-african-union-cieffa-6th-youth-capacity-building-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Calls for Application: African Union CIEFFA 6th Youth Capacity Building Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/au.int\/\">African Union<\/a>&nbsp;International Center for Girls and Women\u2019s Education has launched the call for applications for the&nbsp;Capacity Building Program of&nbsp; Youth Champions on&nbsp;Gender Equality in Education: 2024 Session. The program, which has been running under the aegis of the Department of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation of the African Union Commission, is in its 6th edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This flagship initiative of the AU CIEFFA was launched in 2017 and is&nbsp;geared at raising youth champions on girls\u2019 education. It seeks to equip young Africans with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to advocate for gender equality in and through education&nbsp;and empower African youth to drive positive change in their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2024 session will take place in\u00a0November in Addis Ababa. This year, the program\u00a0targets\u00a0<strong>opinion leaders\u00a0<\/strong>(social activists, youth leaders, web journalists, podcasters, content creators, youth representatives in policy spaces, youth activists advocating for girls &amp; women\u2019s education through social media) from across the continent to amplify the dissemination and implementation of the African Union Campaign, #AfricaEducatesHer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Potential&nbsp;participants of the 6th Edition must;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have demonstrated experience in youth leadership, advocacy, and social development issues;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Having active involvement in campaigns, initiatives, or movements promoting the education or rights of girls and women in Africa is an advantage;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Act as a young opinion leader, able to mobilize and inspire peers or the community through social media, community work, journalism, entrepreneurship, or activism;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have experience in speaking at events, forums, or media engagements;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be willing to share goals and vision of African Union CIEFFA on girls\u2019 and women\u2019s education;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be a citizen of one of the 55 African Union Member States (<strong>23 to 35 years old<\/strong>);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have a valid passport with at least 6 months\u2019 validity and at least 3 blank pages;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be available to participate in all sessions of the Youth Capacity Building workshop, including any preparatory work or follow-up activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you a strong opinion leader? 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Then this program is for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline: Oct 26, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cieffa.au.int\/en\/news\/updates\/2024-10-22\/au-cieffa-opens-calls-application-6th-youth-capacity-building-program\">HERE<\/a>&nbsp;to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;African Union&nbsp;International Center for Girls and Women\u2019s Education has launched the call for applications for the&nbsp;Capacity Building Program of&nbsp; Youth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[912,913,59,61],"class_list":["post-25168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-au-cieffa","tag-capacity-building-program","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-soft-skill-training"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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