One Million Leaders Africa (OMLA) Fellowship Program

The OMLA Fellowship Program

• OMLA annually recruits young African talents who are awarded an OMLA Fellowship. They receive a two-month training in aspects as Leadership, Sustainability, Social innovation and Social entrepreneurship.
• After their training, each fellow trains and mentors fifty other young people (Stars), who aspire to create social projects within their communities.
• The Stars in their turn will train other young people (Starlets).
• The OMLA Fellows, Stars and Starlets will run community projects during a one-year fellowship.
• After completing the fellowship, they will become part of the OMLA Alumni community, a support network for One Million Leaders Africa.

Pillars

• Pillar 1: Base Camp
• Pillar 2: Sustainability Essentials
• Pillar 3: Ethical and Transformative Leadership
• Pillar 4: Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship
• Pillar 5: Personal Wellbeing and Resilience

Fellowship Program Phases

• Phase 1: Fellows’ Intensive Training
  • Fellows’ Intensive Training is the first phase, where selected young leaders receive intensive training based on the five pillars of the OML Fellowship Curriculum. These selected young leaders are referred to as Fellows.
• Phase 2: Leadership Challenge
  • Fellows take on a leadership challenge to connect, inspire, and empower young leaders in their communities as they pass on their learnings and build a team. They call this second tier of young leaders Champions, and each Fellow is expected to build a team of at least 20 Champions (50 in OMLA). In this phase, Fellows will also be provided with a series of Masterclasses on key sustainability topics, while they lead the training with their Champions.
• Phase 3: Act-For-Change
  • Fellows enter into a project implementation phase in collaboration with the team they built in Phase 2. Based on a rigorous screening process, selected fellows will be able to do their own projects to innovate around key sustainability challenges in their communities with a micro-grant from NELIS. Fellows may propose themes based on what they perceive to be key social and environmental challenges in their community or country.
• Phase 4: Graduation and OML Alumni Community
  • All Fellows and Champions who have successfully completed the Fellowship will graduate as OML leaders and may join the global OML Alumni Community. They will help connect, inspire, and empower NexGen leaders around the world and gain access to the networking and empowerment opportunities provided in and through the Alumni Community.

What to expect?

• Training
  • Intensive online training (2-3 months) on the Five OML Fellowship Program Pillars
• Opportunity to mentor young leaders
  • Opportunity to grow as a leader and mentor other NexGen sustainability leaders
• Support for your project
  • Support in your Leadership Challenge and Act-for-Change phase (project implementation)
• Micro-grants for selected projects
  • Unique opportunities to implement your own/your teams’ community projects or social innovation projects (for selected projects)
• Local2Global Networking
  • Local and global networking opportunities for graduates, long-term engagement in the global OML Alumni Community
• Access to the One Million Leaders
  • All applicants to the OML Fellowship Program, whether selected or not, receive free access to the OML App (other subscribers are required to pay a monthly or yearly subscription fee).

The Expectations of Fellows and Champions

• Acquiring Essential Skills
  • Willingness to learn the necessary skills and tools to lead and help implement positive change.
• Local and Global Collaboration
  • Eagerness to empower others and to join a global network of changemakers committed to driving positive impact worldwide.

Who can join?

• They are looking for leaders who embody the values that reflect the community and commitment to the world they want to build.
• The One Million Leaders will embody the commitment:
• I AM SET to change Africa for the future generations.
  • Integrity
  • Accountability
  • Modesty
  • Sustainability
  • Excellence
  • Teamwork

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: Between 18 to 40 at the time of application
• Language: English
• Apply if you are:
  • Committed to lead and mentor other youths for positive social change
  • Passionate for sustainable and ethical action and community development
  • Engaged in social/environmental/sustainability areas
  • Willing to commit to complete the training program and have access to the internet.

For more information, visit OML.