I AM NALA Fellowship - Call For 2027 Applications

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Nala Feminist Collective

Remote (global)
  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
  • Job type: Fellowship
  • Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Remote (global)
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 31/10/2026
  • Location: Remote (global)
Leadership / governance
Nalafem invites young African women who are refugees, internally displaced persons or stateless to apply for I AM NALA Fellowship Programme for the period of January 2027 to July 2027.

Eligibility
- Young women aged between  18-40 years
- Leaders of a campaign or women group
- Members of an existing consortium or collective with a focus on alliance building
- Young women engaged in cross conflict negotiations 
- Young women politicians in political office

We are looking for political leaders in one or more of the Africa Young Women Beijing +25 Manifesto demands and who embrace Nalafem Values
- Solidarity 
- Social Justice
- Dignity
- Equity 
- Decolonial Feminist Pan-Africanism 

 The Fellowship will serve and engage 20 young women political leaders from the Africa including displaced Africans in the diaspora. The Fellowship is accepting applicants that have been displaced due to political or climate related crisis and insecurity. 

NB: If you are not a Refugee, IDP, Displaced or Stateless your application will not be considered.

The Fellowship focuses on capacity and technical support, mentorship, solidarity, access and resourcing for fellows who are aspiring or current political leaders who can play a critical role in negotiations, decision making, democratic transitions, reconciliation and other peacebuilding efforts for their countries of origin or host countries.

The fellowship will have bi-monthly online sessions including trainings and masterclasses which will provide dialogues with and learn alongside mentors who are experts and acclaimed senior leaders with a wealth of experiences across a range of institutions and organizations. The fellowship may also include potential in person engagements.

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