One Million Leaders Africa Fellowship
We envision training One Million young African Leaders by 2030 in:
Leadership for a better Future
Sustainability
Social Innovation and social entrepreneurship
Why OMLA?
With well over half of the African population being young people under 35, our continent’s future is counting on the work we put in right now!
One man, Nelson Mandela, transformed South Africa. Imagine a Nelson Mandela in each African country! And imagine One Million Nelson Mandela all over the continent! We want to raise one million Young Leaders who will create lasting change in Africa by 2030.
One Million Leaders Africa is an organization that intends to harness the positive energy of African youth and help train a whole new generation of leaders across the continent, who can help put Africa on a more sustainable course.
OMLA Fellows Categories
Qualifications
We find promising young African leaders as OMLA Fellows who are:
How the Fellowship Works
Phase 1 Engagement
The Fellows teach the OMLA curriculum for Leadership, Sustainability, Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship for 3months in selected OMLA schools. The participating schools will be selected by the Fellows.
Prior to this, OMLA will be registered with the relevant government bodies or agencies (Education Ministry) as the case may be in each country. Fellows are paid monthly stipend for their first 3 months of engagement.
Phase 2 Engagement
Alongside teaching the OMLA curriculum in the first 3 months during the one year of commitment, fellows are obligated to spearhead community development projects with their stars and starlets.
After the 3 months of teaching, Fellows will also oversee the stepdown trainings of starlets led by their own stars for the next 7 months. The secretariat will provide the framework and limitation of possible community development projects.
Final Phase Engagement
After the one year of commitment, the OMLA Fellows, Stars and Starlets are introduced to a vibrant Alumni community where they can network and join forces with other Alumni to transform Africa.
The Alumni will be privy to life transforming opportunities in different categories such as scholarships, job placements, internships, grants, exchange programs and trainings. In addition to the community benefits, the Alumni will also have access to a free month high quality virtual training on Next Leaders University,(NLU) Japan.
OMLA Pilot Year
In the first 3 months of the OMLA empowerment year;
60 Fellows Across Africa Are Selected For The Boot Camp.
Each
Fellow Steps Down His/Her Training To 100 Stars Either In A Secondary School Or An Higher Institution Of Learning:
60*100= 6000 Stars
In the remaining 7 months of the OMLA empowerment year;
Each of the (6000) Stars steps down his/her training to 10 Starlets per month either in school, Religious organisations or communities: 6000*10*7= 420,000 Starlets
At the end of the OMLA (pilot) year, a total of (420,000+6000+60) leaders 426,060 would have been trained.
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