Young Women’s Leadership Program (YWL)

                               

Call for Applications

Application Deadline: 21, October 2011

Think Young Women is pleased to announce its call for applications for the Young Women’s Leadership Program (YWL) with the theme “Power to Change”.

The Young Women's Leadership Program is designed to empower  25 emerging young women leaders living in The Gambia between the ages of 17 and 23 years of age to be confident to articulate key concerns, galvanise actions to end violence against girls and women, become facilitative leaders and acquire skills for life.

 

The objectives of the YWL program are:

• To foster a cadre of young women leaders to promote social justice and transform their communities;
•  To empower young Gambian women leaders and enhance their leadership and facilitation skills and techniques;
• To develop sustainable strategies that will engage 25 emerging young ladies in the advancement of gender equality;
•  To enhance the capacity of women and girls to advocates and agents for advancing women’s rights and empowerment.
• To use mentoring approaches and link the 25 emerging young women leaders with well-seasoned older women who will mentor and coach them and nurture their leadership skills and other qualities;
• To enhance the capacity of women and girls to advocates and agents for advancing women’s rights and empowerment.

If you are a young woman or you know of an emerging young female leader between the ages of 17-23 years old living in The Gambia, have them join 24 other young women to participate in community projects, skills building and advocacy workshops- and discuss issues with seasoned women leaders. To be eligible, an applicant must be a young woman between 17-23 years of age; is living in The Gambia; and agrees to participate in the 8 weekly sessions and implement a joint community project. 

We invite you to forward the call to emerging young women leaders living in The Gambia.

How to Apply?

Application forms must be submitted to thinkyoungwomen@gmail.com or to the Program Coordinator, TYW. All applicants must submit one letter of recommendation and a 2 page Curriculum Vitae. The deadline for application is 21 October 201

 

For application package or further information, send an email to thinkyoungwomen@gmail.com or contact the Program Coordinator

Think Young Women

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Booster Extension, Fajara

Tel: 3757030/9826035

“True leadership often happens with the smallest acts, in the most unexpected places, by the most unlikely individuals.”

– First Lady Michelle Obama at the Young African Women Leaders Forum.