Pioneers For Change – Political Leadership Development Programme

Call for Applications for Training

The Management Committee of the Political Leadership Development Programme (PLDP) invites suitably qualified candidates to apply for consideration for admission to the 2010 class of the Programme.

PLDP is a joint initiative of The Youth Agenda and the Citizens Coalition for Constitutional Culture (4Cs), in partnership with The Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES). Its overarching goal is to create a new political leadership culture in Kenya by identifying, attracting and training young Kenyans with outstanding political leadership qualities in order to produce a value-driven public leadership in a democratic and pluralistic society.

The training sessions are spread out over a period of one year, each session lasting for three (3) days. Successful applicants MUST attend all the training sessions.

Sponsorship in this programme is limited to tuition, training material and accommodation during the training sessions.

1.      Applicants must meet the following basic requirements:

• Be between 18 and 35 years of age inclusive
• Have a minimum of “O” level education
• Have a proven track record of ongoing, verifiable and “hands on” in leadership work
• Have a demonstrated commitment to public affairs
• Be of unquestionable integrity and high moral character

2.      In addition, applicants must be members and show evidence of affiliation or backing by an organization from any of the following categories:

• Political parties
• Civil society organisations
• Trade unions

3.      Each application must be accompanied by the following:

• Curriculum Vitae
• A short essay or CD or audiovisual tape or DVD outlining the candidate’s worldview, motivation for participation and future plans relating to the training.
• Documentary evidence of past leadership responsibilities or undertakings.
• Letters of recommendation and endorsement from credible institutions to which they are affiliated
• An application fee of Ksh 1500 payable only by shortlisted applicants at the Assessment Centre

Applications in envelopes marked “PLDP Intake 6” should be sent to:

The PLDP Co-ordinator

The Youth Agenda

Kirichwa Lane, Off Ngong Road

P O Box 10174-00100, Nairobi

Deadline: 9^th March 2010

Applicants who will not have received official communication by 19^th March 2010 should consider themselves unsuccessful.

APPLICATION FOR TRAINING- Advertisement

The Management Committee of the Political Leadership Development Programme (PLDP) invites suitably qualified candidates to apply for consideration for admission to the 2010 class of the Programme. PLDP is a joint initiative of The Youth Agenda and the Citizens Coalition for Constitutional Culture (4Cs), in partnership with The Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES). Its overarching goal is to create a new political leadership culture in Kenya by identifying, attracting and training young Kenyans with outstanding political leadership qualities in order to produce a value-driven public leadership in a democratic and pluralistic society.

The training sessions are spread out over a period of one year, each session lasting for three (3) days. Successful applicants MUST attend all the training sessions. Sponsorship in this programme is limited to tuition, training material and accommodation during the training sessions.

1. Applicants must meet the following basic requirements:

· Be between 18 and 35 years of age inclusive

· Have a minimum of “O” level education

· Have a proven track record of ongoing, verifiable and “hands on” in leadership work

· Have a demonstrated commitment to public affairs

· Be of unquestionable integrity and high moral character

2. In addition, applicants must be members and show evidence of affiliation or backing by an organization from any of the following categories:

· Political parties

· Civil society organisations

· Trade unions

3. Each application must be accompanied by the following:

· Curriculum Vitae

· A short essay or CD or audiovisual tape or DVD outlining the candidate’s worldview, motivation for participation and future plans relating to the training.

· Documentary evidence of past leadership responsibilities or undertakings.

· Letters of recommendation and endorsement from credible institutions to which they are affiliated

· An application fee of Ksh 1500 payable only by shortlisted applicants at the Assessment Centre

Youth AfriCamp: Building expressive advocacy capacity for youth participation

Themes: Youth and New Media; African Youth Charter and African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance

Open Society Institute, Youth Initiative seeks to empower youth to become active citizens who are willing and able to influence public life and promote open society ideals. The international initiative is an expansion of what began in 1995 as the Debate Program. While its work with debate continues, the initiative also provides small grants and technical assistance to build the capacity of youth-focused local organizations and encourage a broader range of youth-led projects that promote open society values. The Youth Initiative (YI) aims to build a community of networked, civically engaged young leaders who understand the underpinnings of a democratic society, and will therefore become its active guardians.- www.soros.org/youth

The Youth AfriCamp provides a forum that allows the participating youth to showcase their work in their respective regions.  In addition, the camp includes training segments that will allow youth to acquire skills in creative social messaging techniques that they can apply to their work. The YI sees added value in convening the AfriCamp to not only act as facilitator and sponsor, but most importantly, to raise the profile of the work young people are doing under challenging conditions.

The AfriCamp will bring young activists together so that they can learn from one another while we learn from them. It is integral for the YI to identify these local actors and collect this information to inform the OSI network. It will allow young activists to gain hands-on training in new media that could be translated to their advocacy efforts in their given fields. The participants will be recruited across the sub-Sahara Africa with ages ranging from 18-29 years.

Format

The AfriCamp will accommodate both Francophone and Anglophone participants.  The selection process will be competitive ensuring high caliber participants. The format includes a week long combination of presentations, training sessions and breakaway sessions for direct peer consultation for those working on similar issues or issues of interest. Training sessions will consist of outside facilitators procured by the YI as well as peer to peer trainings. The event will culminate with an afternoon long advocacy concert featuring local artists. The Youth Initiative has developed the following general themes for the Youth Camp: Youth and New Media, Youth and the Africa Youth Charter, Youth and the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance

To register, fill in an application form online: http://www.idebate.org/africamp/ and for any inquiries please contact Ronald on email:  rrwankangi@osiea.org.

Application deadline 5^th March 2010.