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Sign up as a Future Africa Ambassador

Who are Future Africa Ambassadors?

The Future Africa Ambassadors is a network of passionate youth leaders across the continent who lead advocacy projects and campaign actively for the implementation of policies and agreements drafted at national, regional and continental levels.

Ambassadors are provided with an advocacy toolkit and supported to take action locally to sensitize local populations about active citizen engagement and collaboration to build functional democracies. Each year, Future Africa recruits and trains a cohort of ambassadors across the continent who join the network as part of a mission to have an active community of ambassadors in 100 African cities by 2023.

What support is available to Ambassadors?

As an Ambassador, you will have access to the following services:

Certificate of Ambassadorship

Access to a live database with details of other ambassadors

Access to the Future Africa Advocacy Toolkit to enable you start taking action in your local community

Access to a mentor with whom you can brainstorm project ideas

Invitation to attend a series of webinars on skills building, leadership, entrepreneurship and African development

Access to a wide network of pan-African project experts with experience in designing and implementing change projects. Each expert will volunteer as a potential collaborator bringing a variety of skills and country-specific perspectives from across Africa

Opportunity to participate at workshops and conferences held in various African cities, through Future Africa

Who is eligible to be an Ambassador?

To be eligible to sign up as a Future Africa Ambassador, you should be:

Between the ages of 18-30 years

An African living in an African city or in the diaspora

Already managing/ involved in a local/pan-African change project or have clear ideas about a project which you want to implement

Keen to take action for political, economic and social change in your local community

Willing to spread the word about Future Africa and our activities

Applications now open for the 2021 cohort of Ambassadors!

Applications are now open for the 2021 cohort of Ambassadors. Please complete the application form below before February 28th, 2021. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and accepted Ambassadors will be notified.

Should you have any questions, please contact us at ambassadors@futureafrica.net

Registration Form

Name*
First Last
Gender*
Date of birth*
Nationality*
Location*
City Country
Email
Phone (with country code)*
Highest education qualification*
Most recent educational institution
Course of study
Have you been involved in any volunteering activities? If yes, list them
Have you participated in/led any projects through an organization? If yes, list them
What do you consider to be your top skills and competencies?
What do you consider to be Africa’s biggest development challenge, and what role do you think you could play in solving it?
Select any three of the Future Africa themes which are of paramount importance to you.*
Hold Ctrl to select multiple option. Read about the themes here
As a Future Africa Ambassador, what role could you play in sensitizing and mobilizing youth in your community to take action on any of the eight Future Africa themes?
Any additional information