Application Deadline: 16th June at 23:00 CET
Co-created by Ashoka and Robert Bosch Stiftung, ChangemakerXchange is a global collaborative community for young changemakers to connect, share and develop cross-border collaborations.
CXC Zanzibar will be for young social innovators from all fields across East Africa and co-hosted with Starlight and PEN Tanzania.
Open to Changemakers from all fields based in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia)
SELECTION CRITERIA
Applicants for ChangemakerXchange:
**Must be between 18-35 y/o
**Should
lead, co-lead, have founded or co-founded their own social venture /
initiative which is up and running and addresses a relevant social
problem. We are unable to accept applicants with an idea only or who are
volunteering for an organisation.
**Must have a good level of English that enables them to understand, present, and collaborate throughout the summit.
**Should
have the skills and know-how to be part of a special community of
collaborative young changemakers and be willing to play an active role
within this community.
***Must be a fit with the values of the CXC community (see above)
**Must
be located and have impact in an eligible country: Kenya, Uganda,
Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti,
Eritrea & Ethiopia, DRC, Zambia, Mozambique.
Benefit:
LOGISTICS AND COSTS
ChangemakerXchange covers your travel costs to/from the venue as
well as all of the conference costs for all four nights and five days
(including hotel accommodation, inner city travel, food, entrance fees,
etc.). However we expect you to cover your own visas, local travel to
airport in your own country and from the airport to the venue in the
host country (in very limited cases we may be able to support with some
of these costs, please reach out to us).
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Thanks for the opportunities
I am Emelyne Hakizimana, a Burundian national born in 1992. I am one of the founding members of an Institute for Scientific Research for Development and a campain “Save Africa Youth Campain”. My level of English is not negligible given that evolved in a bilingual system. I am accustomed to collaborating with young people from different parts of society in the works of development and peacekeeping.