Deadline: Unspecified
Applications are open for the Ashoka Young Changemakers Program – Nigeria 2027. Ashoka Anglophone West Africa is seeking young people in Nigeria who have found their power to create change for the good of all, and who are engaging their peers and the entire society in realizing a world where everyone is a changemaker. This is an opportunity for young people to step up and change the world with Ashoka!
This is a co-leadership program for young people who are leading social impact initiatives in areas including but not limited to climate action, healthcare, education, gender, diversity-equity-inclusion, minority rights, ICT, agriculture and economic sustainability.
Benefits
- Membership to a select network of powerful young people and social entrepreneurs from various countries.
- Invitation to participate in community events and peer learning sessions with other young changemakers and leading social entrepreneurs to help you advance your leadership and changemaking competencies.
- Features in different media outlets and opportunities to share your story on reputed platforms and with partner groups.
- Mentorship and support to implement your ideas to create an ‘Everyone a Changemaker’ culture in your school/community/city.
- Opportunities to brainstorm and collaborate with the most influential next-generation leaders of your country in various arms of government, media, business, education systems, and philanthropies.
Eligibility
- Candidates should not be above 20 years by December of the year of nomination.
- Has launched their idea – He or She has deeply empathized with a problem and from that understanding developed their own original idea for addressing it.
- Has a team – He or She has built a team around this idea. He or She leads by helping others lead, helping them realize they can create positive change.
- Has changed their world – He or She helped improve people’s lives and the environment around them. He or She is always committed to the good of all.
- He or She is a co-leader – He or She believes that everyone needs to take initiative and solve problems, everyone needs to find their power as changemakers. He or She is eager to help their peers and everyone in their school/community/country to find their power.
Application
Nominate yourself or a young person you know to be an Ashoka Young Changemaker.
For more information, visit Ashoka Young Changemakers.
