BeyGOOD Global Citizen Fellowship Program 2024 for Africans – Fully Funded
Interested and eligible young Africans from Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria are invited to submit their application to participate in the BeyGOOD Global Citizen Fellowship 2024. All interested persons from these locations are to complete their application form online on or before the application deadline. See details below
About BeyGOOD Global Citizen Fellowship
Launched in 2019, following the success of commitments made at the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 in December 2018, the fellowship is focused on Global Citizen’s vision of eliminating extreme poverty through providing young people in Africa with opportunities to gain experience working on social impact projects.
Over the last four years, Global Citizen and BeyGOOD have been helping to enrich young lives through the Africa-based fellowship program. The Global Citizen Fellowship Program is funded by Tyler Perry through BeyGOOD. BeyGOOD is a division of Parkwood Entertainment, is a Global Citizen partner.
In this year’s fellowship program, Global Citizen will be accepting five fellows from each country to be part of the year-long experience. Each will be provided with the skills and resources needed to help them secure work beyond their time with Global Citizen.
Requirements to Apply
Interested candidates should meet these criteria;
- Applicant should be based in Kenya, South Africa, or Nigeria
- You should be between the ages of 21 and 25 with a matric or secondary school certificate, you can apply to be part of the fellowship.\
Criteria for Selection
- The program will run from July 19, 2022, until June 30, 2023.
- Applicants must be able to house themselves in Johannesburg or Lagos for the duration of the program.
- Kenyan applicants can be based anywhere in the country and will participate virtually.
How to Apply for BeyGOOD Global Citizen Fellowship Program
To apply, eligible candidates are to send a two to three minutes video answering the following questions;
- What qualities do you identify with as an active citizen of the world?
- If selected, what lasting change would you like to achieve through the program?
- What specific socio-economic issues are you taking action on, and why?
If you prefer writing, you can send us a 500 to 700-word essay answering the same questions.
Email your application to fellowship@globalcitizen.org and include a copy of your ID or passport. You can also send your application using WhatsApp by sending it to +27649363570.
Further information regarding the fellowship is available here.
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