Afresist was a project idea started by Pan-African feminist Aya Chebbi, following Tunisia’s revolution, as an open data platform documenting youth movements and youth work for social justice taking place on the African continent since 2011, from an African feminist perspective that empowers other movements locally, regionally and globally. Besides documentation, it later developed with other activists to look at African leadership.

The Afresist Youth Leadership Program (AYLP) was created by activists of Afrika Youth Movement (AYM) and is rooted in the belief that African youth can be everyday pan-Africanists, everyday leaders, everyday activists. AYM is Africa’s largest youth-led Pan-African movement that strives for the participation, development, and leadership of African youth to achieve their rights to peace, equality and social justice.

The leadership program is designed to support and train youth who are interested in activism as well as those who are discovering their place and role in society. It targets youth from diverse backgrounds across Africa, including rural and urban. It aims at training youth to draw from their environment, history and indigenous wisdom systems to create social change that embraces inclusion and diversity.

The two-phase program offers two weeks of intensive training which provides participants with an experience that will equip them with skills, knowledge and network to own and build the Africa We Want! There will be online activities and engagement which will take place throughout the program; and two ‘face-to-face’ trainings on the continent. Centred on Pan-African philosophy, participants will gain knowledge on various theoretical and practical approaches that include:

• Inter sectional Analysis
• Decolonization
• African Leadership and Wisdom
• Postcolonial Africa
• Concept of Power
• African-inspired self-care tools
• Storytelling
• Inter generational dialogue
• African Art and Spirituality
• Self-defence
• African Women’s wisdom

Eligibility

• Africans residing in Africa
• 18-25 years old at the time of submitting the application
• Have good proficiency in English
• Have a genuine interest in personal growth and self-empowerment
• Be aspiring or young leaders in their communities

Program Coverage

The program covers:

• Full and partial scholarships will be provided to selected applicants.
• Full scholarship includes travel, accommodation and program registration.
• Partial scholarship includes accommodation and program registration.
• Program materials which includes African movies, literature, art, case studies
• Certificate of becoming an “Afresist Leader” after completion of the full program.

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