LEAP Africa Youth Leadership Development Program 2024

Nigerian youths are pressed for action and eager to lead and create change. However, there are questions about whether they have all the knowledge and skills required to succeed in such positions. Do they have the right models to follow? Do they fully understand what it means to lead themselves first and then others?

To bridge this gap, LEAP Africa designed the Youth Leadership Development Programme to equip undergraduates in tertiary institutions with the skills, knowledge and resources needed to play active roles in actualising the Sustainable Development Goals, contribute to nation-building and community development, speak up for social issues and collaborate to lead change.

Participants of the YLDP go through self-paced courses developed on the programme’s three pillars: leadership, active citizenship and community/sustainable development group mentorship sessions with expert social innovators and change makers who will guide them as they implement impactful change projects, inter-school debates on national issues, funded community change projects, and virtual learning sessions to develop their mindsets and equip them to be the change agents the country needs.

Focus Areas of the YLDP:

• Technology, innovation & entrepreneurship.
• Human capital development
• Sustainable development and infrastructure
• Facilitating good governance
• Resolving fundamental national questions

• Table of Content
• About LEAP Africa
• Youth Leadership Development Program
• Aim and Benefits of Youth Leadership Development Program
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Youth Leadership Development Program

Application Deadline	09 Jun 2024
Country to study	Nigeria
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	LEAP Africa
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Youth Leadership Development Program

The Youth Leadership Development Programme will help young people become contributing members of society and empower young people to actively engage in addressing issues of national concern while fostering peer-to-peer learning and community building. 

Central Courses offered:

• Self Leadership
• Transformative Leadership
• Ethics & Values
• Diversity, Tolerance, & Inclusion
• Problem-Solving
• Civic Education 101
• Advocacy 102: Enabling Youth Voices - From Hype to Action
• Community Organizing
• Sustainable Development Goals: The Goals, The Targets, and Your Role
• Public Policy

Application Deadline

June 9, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to LEAP Africa on www.surveymonkey.com to apply

So, are you deeply passionate about social change? Do you want to lend your voice as a tool to bring about lasting change? Do you have a team from your campus as passionate as you are and willing to lend their voices as well?

Apply NOW! Let your voice be heard!

For more details, visit LEAP Africa website