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The Bureau for Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programmes Division of the Bureau for Educational and Cultural Affairs (CEA) has announced an open competition for the Pan Africa Youth Leadership Programme for the year 2022, an exchange programme for African high school students and adult educators.

The Pan Africa Youth Leadership programme began in 2013 and directly supports the US foreign policy goal of youth empowerment and development by equipping exchange participants with the knowledge and skills to become active and responsible members of their communities.

The Youth Leadership Programs examine democratic principles in American civil society and provide leadership development training. Participants are expected to take part in leadership and service workshops, community site visits related to program themes and sub-themes, interactive training, presentations, high school visits, local cultural activities and other activities designed to achieve the stated goals of the program, while living with American families for a significant period of the exchange. Additional opportunities for participants to interact meaningfully with their American peers must be included. Follow-up activities with participants are an integral part of the programme, as students apply the knowledge and skills they have gained by planning and carrying out service projects in their home communities.

Goals

The objectives of the programme are to :

• Promoting understanding between the people of the United States and the people of sub-Saharan Africa;
• Prepare young African leaders to become responsible citizens and active members of their communities; and
• Fostering relationships between young Africans and Americans from different ethnic, religious and national groups.

Objectives

The objectives of the programme are for participants to :

• Demonstrate a better understanding of the elements of participatory democracy as practised in the United States;
• Demonstrate critical thinking, problem-solving and leadership skills; and
• Demonstrate skills in developing project ideas and planning an action plan to carry out follow-up projects.

Themes

The main themes of the programme are listed below:

• Civic education (citizen participation, popular democracy and the rule of law) ;
• Community service (corporate social responsibility, volunteering and philanthropy);
• Respect for diversity (including ethnic origin, race, gender, religion, geographical location, socio-economic status and disability); and
• Leadership development for young people (team building, public speaking, negotiation, goal setting and project planning).

Information on Pan-African Youth Leadership 2022 funding

• Approximate total funding: 4,800,000 $.
• Approximate average price: 1,600,000 $; pending availability of funds.
• Price range ceiling: 1,600,000 $; pending availability of funds.
• Expected grant date: 1 September 2022, pending availability of funds.
• Project completion date: 31 December 2025.

eligible countries

Participating countries may include: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Pan-African youth leadership 2022 eligibility criteria

• U.S. public and private academic and cultural institutions, human exchanges and other non-profit organizations that meet the requirements described in 26 USC 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code may submit entries for this competition.
• Applicants must have non-profit status with the IRS at the time of application.

For more information, please visit Grants.gov .