One Young World is the global community for young leaders. It inspires young leaders to increase their social impact, builds their skills and capacity, and elevates their profiles both locally and globally.
The annual One Young World Summit convenes 2,000 young leaders, from 190+ countries to develop solutions to the world’s big challenges. They connect, share learnings, and are inspired by political, business and humanitarian leaders such as Justin Trudeau, Paul Polman and Mary Robinson.
Delegates return to their communities and organisations as One Young World Ambassadors with the connections, insights, and motivation to act, accessing the global community of 15,500+ young leaders to accelerate existing social impact initiatives or establish new ventures.
One Young World strives to identify the most impactful young leaders from every country in the world. Scholarships provide the opportunity for exceptional young people to attend on the merit of their proven leadership and ability to create change in their home country. Leading Africa is an initiative designed to ensure that outstanding young people from Africa are represented at One Young World Summits.
Young leaders across Africa are devising meaningful strategies to build a more sustainable region. Are you one of those leaders? If so, One Young World is looking to bring you to our next annual Summit.
Eligibility Criteria
You are eligible for sponsorship if you:
- Are between the ages of 18 - 30*
- Have an evidenced commitment to delivering positive change
- Demonstrate capacity for leadership
- Are addressing key local and/or global issues in your work
- Have a track record of generating impactful and innovative ideas
- Are a national (passport holding citizen) of one of the countries listed below:
| Algeria |
Angola |
Benin |
Botswana |
| Burkina Faso |
Burundi |
Cameroon |
Cape Verde |
| Central African Republic |
Chad |
Comoros |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
| Congo, The Republic of the |
Cote d'Ivoire |
Djibouti |
Egypt |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Eritrea |
Ethiopia |
eSwatini, Kingdom of |
| Gabon |
Gambia, The |
Ghana |
Guinea |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Kenya |
Lesotho |
Liberia |
| Libya, State of |
Madagascar |
Malawi |
Mali |
| Mauritania |
Mauritius |
Morocco |
Mozambique |
| Namibia |
Niger |
Nigeria |
Rwanda |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
Senegal |
Seychelles |
Sierra Leone |
| Somalia |
South Africa |
South Sudan |
Sudan |
| Tanzania, United Republic of |
Togo |
Tunisia |
Uganda |
| Zambia |
Zimbabwe |
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*Most delegates are between the age of 18 and 30. The One Young World team will consider applications from those who are older than 30, pending demonstration of appropriate personal impact, initiative, and willingness to engage. We are not able to accept applications from those who will be aged under 18 at the time of the Summit.
Application Process
Go to One Young World on www.oneyoungworld.com to apply
Please note:
- We cannot guarantee any applicant that they will be shortlisted or that we will secure sponsorship for any shortlisted applicant.
- Priority will be given to applicants from countries that have been less represented at previous One Young World Summits.
- Priority will also be given to first-time Summit attendees (not OYW Ambassadors).
- Due to the overwhelming amount of applications we receive, One Young World is unable to respond to individual emails enquiring about the outcome of the Leading Africa selection process.
- We do not provide feedback as to why candidates are not selected.
