UNFPA Ghana Youth Leaders Fellowships

UNFPA Ghana Youth Leaders Fellowships

Do you have a passion to make a difference in your community? Are you aged between 18 - 26 years?

Are you a graduate of a Ghanaian Tertiary Institution? If yes, then the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) invites you to apply for the second edition of the Youth Leaders (YoLe) Fellowship Program!

The YoLe Fellowship is a yearlong program designed to integrate young people into the UN system by empowering them on UNFPA’s areas of interest, while providing the Fellows with opportunities for professional development and training in driving health-innovation.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has the mission to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every child birth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

In line with the United Nations’ Youth Strategy which calls on all UN agencies to “increase impact and expand global, regional and country-level action to address the needs, build the agency, and advance the rights of young people in all their diversity”.

The YoLe Fellowship Program is also aligned to the priority areas of the 2010 Ghana National Youth Policy, which include skills training in ICT, gender mainstreaming, networking and partnership, mentoring and reproductive health and rights for young people.

UNFPA Ghana Youth Leaders Fellowships - Eligibility Criteria

Interested persons must: