Global Health Corps (GHC) Africa Leadership Accelerator Fellowship 2025

Global Health Corps (GHC) is excited to launch our new Africa Leadership Accelerator Fellowship, a 9-month, hybrid program designed to strengthen the leadership and management skills of early to mid-career health professionals ages 21-35, working across Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Africa Leadership Accelerator Fellowship is a good fit for high-potential, early-career public health leaders committed to growing their personal and professional development skills. Public health is a broad field and we are excited to consider applicants across sectors – local health ministries or state agencies, government agencies, universities, community-based and non-governmental organizations, and private sector employers.

Program Components

The Africa Leadership Accelerator is designed with a hybrid learning approach including virtual and in-person learning opportunities. The program is completely free to fellows—all virtual programming, travel to retreat locations, lodging costs, and meals for the in-person retreats will be covered by GHC. Fellows should expect to dedicate 6-8 hours per month to the program to get the most out of it. 

Once a fellow, always a fellow. After completing the leadership accelerator, fellows join GHC’s lifelong global network of 1,200+ alumni and continue to grow as leaders through GHC’s robust alumni program

The 9-month fellowship runs from September to May. Participation in all components of the fellowship listed below is mandatory unless otherwise noted.

All fellows will participate in:

• Leadership Academy Workshops (~3 hours/month, built into the workday)
• Individual stretch & coalition projects
• Global and country-based in-person retreats
• Executive Leadership Coaching sessions
• Quarterly supervisor check-ins
• Learning circles with fellow cohort members
• Final project presentations
• Alumni mentorship
• GHC staff support and check-ins

• Table of Content
• About Global Health Unfiltered
• Africa Leadership Accelerator Fellowship
• Requirements for Africa Leadership Accelerator Fellowship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Global Health Unfiltered

The Global Health Unfiltered Podcast is a groundbreaking series that shines a light on the contributions of Africans to global health challenges and discusses decolonization from the perspective of African researchers and practitioners. The podcast was founded in response to the harmful misconception that Africa is plagued with problems and incapable of solving them without help from High-Income Countries, which fails to recognize the contributions of local leaders and communities on the continent. Hosted by Desmond Jumbam, Ella Amoko, and Ulrick Kamounye, three passionate global health pro... continue reading

Africa Leadership Accelerator Fellowship

Application Deadline	20 Jun 2025
Country to study	Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	Global Health Unfiltered
Gender	Men and Women

Requirements for Africa Leadership Accelerator Fellowship Qualification

To be eligible for the Africa Leadership Accelerator Fellowship, your nominee must:

• Be age 21-35 by September 1st, 2025
• Be a citizen of Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, or Zambia.
• Be currently employed full-time in a non-clinical public health role for at least six months at the time of application.
• Be currently employed by a public health organization operating in Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, or Zambia and has expressed written support for your participation in the program.
• There are no specific education or training requirements to be eligible for participation.

Application Deadline

June 20, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Global Health Unfiltered on docs.google.com to apply

For more details, visit GHC Fellowship webpage