Integrity: You are an ethical social change maker.
Accountability: You are accountable for the change you want to see in your community and Africa.
Modesty (humility): You carry the humility of Nelson Mandela – he had extraordinary self-confidence and pride, not in individual achievement but in collective achievement.
Sustainability: You are not borrowing resources from future generations but rather conserving or regenerating resources for the utmost good of all.
Teamwork: You bring other young Africans together to make change happen on the continent. You work well with others who have very different perspectives and experiences.

That is for a sustained period, you have:

• Recognized a social problem in your community.
• Explored the social problem to understand its root causes and come up with a solution.
• Developed a team and worked with them to create a plan for solving the problem
• Created a social project with a solution that birthed meaningful and measurable change in the society.

Please understand that a successful social project does not have to be big in terms of size or impact.

• Has confidence and can mobilize, bond with, and build relationships with young people.
• Can communicate clearly and engagingly with young people.
• Has a track record of empowering and inspiring other young people to become leaders themselves.

• Recruit, train, and mentor young people in your region.
• Coordinate the social projects to be started and run by these young people.
• Work with other OMLA fellows from across the continent to implement OMLA activities.
• Can successfully manage multiple projects, prioritizing and paying attention to detail.
• Be creative, flexible, and open to change.
• Be comfortable with doing your work online as well: for example, you will have to register your OMLA Champions on the OMLA portal and upload several assignments.