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2015 Youth Impact Workshop -Entrepreneurial Leadership Program for Young Ghanian Youths

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APPLICATION DEADLINE: 29th May 2015

Venue: West Africa Civil Society Institute Secretariat, East Legon, Accra.
Date: 15th to 17th July 2015

Are you a young person living in Ghana aged 16 to 20?  Are you passionate about effecting social  change? Do you have a big idea that could solve a societal problem?

The Youth Impact Workshop is an entrepreneurial leadership program for young people aged 16-20 years. The workshop is dedicated to equipping Ghanaian youth with skills which will enable them create and develop solutions to address community challenges, plan for their implementation and learn how to communicate these ideas effectively.

Eligibility

  • Be between the ages of 16 and 20 as at the start date for the workshop.
  • Be living in Ghana.
  • Be able to cover their own cost of transport to and from the venue.
  • Be able to communicate in English with reasonable fluency, as this will be the primary
    language for communication during the workshop.
  • Be able to avail themselves at the venue for the entire duration of the workshop.
  • Apply: applying will enable the recruitment committee select best candidates.

Youth Impact Workshop 2015 will provide an opportunity to:

  •  Learn from African Leadership Academy’s BUILD Model (human centered innovation)
  • Visit and learn from Ghana based Startups
  • Learn from renowned Ghanaian entrepreneurs
  • Design, Prototype and Implement a project that will address a need
  • Network with Ghanaian youth and Civil Society experts
  • Participate in 6 month mentoring programme after workshop

Apply Online Now to attend the Youth Impact Workshop 2015 or

E-Mail: [email protected] Or Call +233 (0) 262121225

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Youth Impact Workshop

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Internships

Full Time 6 Week West Africa Market Research Internship, Emarket, London (£6.50 per hour)

by lanredahunsi
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Deadline: To start on 20th October

Location:    United Kingdom
Position:    Market Research
Salary:    £6.50 per hour
Length of placement: Full time 6 weeks.
Salary: £6.50/hour

Emarket Ltd are looking to recruit an intern for a 6 week full time market research project to start immediately. Focusing on Nigeria and Ghana, and perhaps South Africa, the successful candidate should have an international outlook, a business brain, and strong research and communication skills.

Job Specification

· Follow up leads and develop relationships with existing contacts in Nigeria and Ghana

· Arrange meetings for an upcoming market visit to the region

· Research new contacts, retailers, wholesalers and distributors in line with specifications set out by management

Eligibility Requirements

A recent graduate or postgraduate with immediate availability

· From Nigeria/Ghana/South Africa or with a Nigerian/Ghanaian/South African background, or with a demonstrated in depth knowledge of the markets

  • Fluency in English. Any Nigerian/Ghanaian/South African local languages are a bonus
  • Business degree preferred
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Top quality research skills
  • An analytical brain
  • Computer literate
  • Ability to work independently

 

How to Apply:

Send your CV to : [email protected]

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the West Africa Market Research Internship

 

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Females in Mobile Entrepreneurship Programme
Call for Applications

Females in Mobile Entrepreneurship Programme for Ghanians.

by lanredahunsi
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Start: September 8, 2014 9:00 am
End: October 8, 2014 1:00 pm
Cost: FREE
Organisers: Mobile Web Ghana

Females in Mobile Entrepreneurship is an initiative of Mobile Web Ghana with support from WeTech and Google to build a community of female mobile technology entrepreneurs. FiME would leverage MWG’s community and competencies to provide training, mentorship and incubation for twenty (20) females. Qualified applicants would be taken through crash courses in mobile technology and entrepreneurship.

Seasoned Ghanaian Startup CEO’s and a collection of mentors will be appearing along the way to offer guidance and advice. The training programme would run for just four (4) weeks while the incubation and mentorship continues for a year. During this period, students would continue to interact with seasoned trainers and mentors to build their ideas into actual products.

Requirement

  • You must be a female with an idea that can be built into a viable product.
  • Basic knowledge in computer programming will be an added advantage.

Training modules include:

  • Introduction to Mobile App Development
  • User interface / User Experience
  • SMS Value Added Services
  • Mobile Web – Android Development
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Mobile Entrepreneurship

For More Information:

Phone: +233267777887
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.mobilewebghana.org
Apply Now for the Females in Mobile Entrepreneurship Programme for Ghanians.
Visit the Official Webpage of the Females in Mobile Entrepreneurship Programme
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Call for Applications

2014 Youth Impact Workshop for Ghanian Youths.

by lanredahunsi
written by lanredahunsi

DEADLINE: 15th May 2014

Venue: West Africa Civil Society Institute Secretariat, East Legon, Accra.

Date: 2nd  to 4th July 2014
Are you a young person living in Ghana between the ages of 16 and 20? Are you passionate about  effecting social change? Do you have a big idea?

Youth Impact Workshop is an entrepreneurial leadership program for young people aged 16-20 years. The workshop is dedicated to equipping Ghanaian youth with skills which will enable them create and develop solutions to address community challenges, plan for their implementation and learn how to communicate these ideas effectively.

YIW 2014 will provide an opportunity to:

• Learn from African Leadership Academy’s BUILD Model (entrepreneurial leadership model)

• Visit and learn from Ghana based Startups

• Learn from renowned Ghanaian entrepreneurs

• Lead, Launch and implement a project that will address a need

• Network with Ghanaian youth and Civil Society experts

• Participate in a 6 month mentoring programme after workshop

Eligibility

• Be between the ages of 16 and 20 as at the start date for the workshop.

• Be living in Ghana.

• Be able to cover their own cost of transport to and from the venue.

• Be able to communicate in English with reasonable fluency, as this will be the primary

language for communication during the workshop.

• Be able to avail themselves at the venue for the entire duration of the workshop.

• Apply: YIW is free for all young people and applying will enable the selection panel select best  candidates.

Apply Now for the 2014 Youth Impact Workshop for Ghanian

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Fellowships

2014 MILEAD Fellowship for young African Women Leaders.

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Application Deadline: 14th March, 2014.

Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa (Moremi Initiative) is pleased to announce its annual call for applications for the 2014 Moremi Leadership Empowerment and Development (MILEAD) Fellows Program.

The MILEAD Fellows Program is a long-term leadership development program designed to identify, develop and promote emerging young African Women leaders to attain and thrive in leadership in their community and Africa as a whole.

The program targets dynamic young women interested in developing transformational leadership skills that help them address issues facing women and girls across communities in Africa. The MILEAD Program equips Fellows with the world class knowledge, skills, values and networks they need to succeed as 21st century women leaders. Applications are welcome from young African women between 19 – 25 years of age, living in Africa and the Diaspora.

Moremi Leadership Empowerment and Development (MILEAD)

The MILEAD Fellowship will be awarded to 25 outstanding young women who have exhibited leadership potential in their community, organization, and/or profession.

Each class of MILEAD Fellows consists of twenty-five young women who participate in a yearlong transformational leadership training and community leadership projects with support and mentoring. The one-year curriculum involves approximately 35 days of face-to-face and online training plus the time allocated to mentoring and community service projects.

The MILEAD program includes a three-week summer institute, quarterly online seminars, informal networking, mentoring, community leadership projects and exchange programs with other professionals.  The three-week summer institute is a residential training session comprised of lectures, discussions and workshops, visits to institutions, meetings with key leaders, case studies of successful leaders, assigned readings, research, presentations, and internships.

The institute is intensive and highly participatory, providing a supportive learning environment for exchange of best practices and experiences, technical depth, strategy development and skill building. Participants will develop a greater appreciation for their individual leadership styles and capabilities and enhance their understanding of women’s rights issues, advocacy and mentoring

To be eligible for the program, an applicant

  • must be African, living on the continent or in the Diaspora; agree to participate in all required activities related to MILEAD – beginning with a three-week residential Summer Institute in Ghana; and commit to a community change project.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should submit the following materials by the application deadline of Friday March 14, 2014:

  •  Completed 2014 MILEAD Fellows Application Form
  • Resumé/Curriculum Vitae (C.V.)
  • Two letters of recommendation from professional or academic contacts

Please submit all materials by email as part of your application. Send any additional materials to [email protected] and [email protected]

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the MILEAD Fellowship Programme for young Africans

Download the Application Package and form – 2014 MILEAD

Download the Recommendation Form for the 2014 MILEAD Fellowship
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2013/2014 MEST Entrepreneurs-in-Training Programme (Ghana)

by lanredahunsi
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Application Deadline: April 1st 2014

Melwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology  offers a two-year, full-time, fully sponsored training program in which the students – known as Entrepreneurs-in-Training (EITs) – learn about software development and entrepreneurship from Senior Faculty, who each bring more than 20 years of experience in the software business in the United States, Europe, or Asia. EITs also benefit from working with university graduates from around the world who serve as Teaching Fellows.

The MEST program provides rigorous entrepreneurial training and extensive hands-on project work, designed so that EITs master industry-proven methodologies for software development. This coursework is supplemented by a series of guest lectures, featuring the experiences and insights of internationally-recognized executives and successful entrepreneurs.

Every year, MEST trainees are recruited from among the brightest and most driven university graduates in Ghana.

Complete Support

To ensure that EITs can focus completely on becoming world-class entrepreneurs, MEST provides:

  • Full Scholarship – MEST covers the total cost of Tuition.
  • Three Meals a Day – Prepared and server by MEST’s catering staff
  • Free Housing- EITs are Housed at a hostel for the duration of the two year program, free of charge.
  • Monthly Stipend – MEST provide each EIT with a small monthly stipend

Application Requirements

  1. Applicants must have a degree in ANY subject from a Ghanaian university or technical college
  2. CV
  3. Cover Letter

Desirable Qualities:

  1. A desire to make a difference
  2. A strong interest in technology and software
  3. An entrepreneurial spirit
  4. Demonstrated personal drive, stamina, and self motivation, as well as the ability to meet goals and deadlines
  5. Confidence and independent thinking
  6. Excellent people skills
  7. Strong interest in teamwork
  8. The ability to communicate candidly and persuasively
  9. Proven academic excellence

Admissions Timeline

Application Deadline: April 1st 2014

Offers Sent Out: June 1st 2014

Screening and Interviews: April 2nd 2014 – May 2oth 2014

School Opens: First Week of August 2014

 

Apply Now to Study at MEST Ghana

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Melwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology

E-Mail: [email protected] ,

Phone Number: + 233 20 201 4363

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Call for Proposals: The Learn4Work Program 2013 (Promoting Vocational Education in Africa).

by lanredahunsi
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Application Deadline: July 12 2013

The Learn4Work program supports improved labour-market oriented vocational education in Africa. With funding from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Learn4Work provides co-financing, training and advice to partnerships between Dutch and African organizations that lead to substantial and sustainable income for youth in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. Learn4Work will thus contribute to enhanced food security and economic development in Africa.

The long-term, overall objective of Learn4Work is to contribute to substantial and sustainable income for youth/young people, and particularly those who are marginalised for one reason or the other.

The main emphasis of the call is on access to improved quality vocational education that ensures its relevance for and outflow to the labour market in 4 African countries. The implementation should be conducted in an international, multisectoral (public-private) partnership construction. The results of the project need to contribute to food security in its broadest sense.

Countries of implementation

Projects need to be implemented in one of the following countries:

  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Rwanda

Partnerships consist of at least 4 partners from the implementing countries and from the Netherlands:

  • One African private sector actor.
  • One African TVET provider (formal or non-formal).
  • One Dutch actor with experience in development cooperation.
  • One Dutch actor with particular expertise related to the demand from the southern partners.

 

Key eligibility criteria:

  • Demand from local labour market related to the TVET providers is central.
  • Clear link between private sector organization and TVET provider in the project country.
  • Project contributes to food security in its broadest sense.
  • Commitment to document, develop concepts, and share experiences with Learn4Work network and beyond.

Applicants are encouraged to submit concept notes that address one or more of the following themes: 

  • Agriculture
  • Automotive industry/auto mechanics
  • ICT
  • Tourism & Hospitality

Value and duration:

  • A total amount of € 900.000 from Learn4Work fund is available for the second call.
  • Minimum total project budget € 50.000.
  • Maximum contribution from Learn4Work per project is € 175.000.
  • Learn4Work contributes to a maximum of 34% of the total project budget. A total own contribution of 66% is required.
  • Audit requirement.
  • Project duration is minimal 12 months and maximum 36 months.

Contact

For further information contact Claudia van Hilten (project assistant Learn4Work) at [email protected] or +31 (0)33 460 60 10.

Guidance in Ghana

Learn4Work has set up temporary assistance in this matter through Erica Burggraaff. She is available in the months ahead to inform interested parties and to provide support by developing proposals. She will also assist Learn4Work in establishing a local coordinator.

Any questions you have concerning Ghana, you can email to: [email protected]

She can also be reached by phone (Ghana) +233 24 035 5902. (between 8 en 10 am.)

Submit your proposal and annexes by mail via [email protected].

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