{"id":1459,"date":"2021-07-08T15:57:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T15:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afribary.com\/opportunities\/?p=1459"},"modified":"2021-07-08T15:57:47","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T15:57:47","slug":"young-african-leaders-initiative-southern-africa-regional-leadership-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afribary.com\/opportunities\/1459\/young-african-leaders-initiative-southern-africa-regional-leadership-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Young African Leaders Initiative Southern Africa Regional Leadership Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Opportunity: <\/strong>Young African Leaders Initiative<\/p>\n

Type: <\/strong>Internship<\/p>\n

Value: <\/strong>Selected participants will engage in leadership training across three tracks of study: (1) Business and Entrepreneurship, (2) Civic Leadership, and (3) Public Management in a 4-week residential format with a focus on individual and team leadership skills, innovation, creative learning, and communication. The program\u2019s emphasis is on interactive and experiential learning which fosters each participant\u2019s ability to contribute both individually and in teams.<\/p>\n

Location: <\/strong>Online<\/p>\n

Who Can Apply: <\/strong>Young leaders from the following countries Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

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About The Internship<\/strong><\/p>\n

he conceptualisation, development and curriculum content of the Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa (RLC SA) as led by the University of South Africa (Unisa) were heavily influenced by the developmental, political and economic dynamics of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.<\/p>\n

The RLC SA will develop the young African leaders in Business and Entrepreneurship Development; Civic Leadership; and Public Management and Governance through a hybrid of innovative and complimentary approaches that include contact sessions; online mentoring; online self-paced tuition; industry placements and experiential learning.<\/p>\n

The centre will have year-long access to the state-of-the-art facilities at the Unisa School of Business Leadership in Midrand, South Africa for the English speaking participants. The same program will be replicated in Mozambique for Portuguese speaking participants as a way of reaching and opening access to the disadvantaged lusophone communities. Contemporary African issues such as HIV\/AIDS, gender, responsible leadership and technology will also be infused into the program to develop young and transformative African leaders. The productive partnership with the local and USA universities; private sector partners as well as the regional bodies such as SADC and the African Union will contribute to the improved quality of the program as well as the access, reach and delivery mechanisms.<\/p>\n

The RLC SA will, in collaboration with its partners, develop the 21st<\/sup>\u00a0century skills that are the indispensable currency for participation, achievement and competitiveness in the global economy.<\/p>\n

In pursuit of these ideals, the RLC SA aims to:<\/p>\n