The Lead Mentorship Program for YPLS Africa Alumni
YOUNG POLITICAL LEADERSHIP SCHOOL AFRICA - YPLSA
Empowering Leaders to Ignite Change
YPLSA 2023 FELLOW SPOTLIGHT
WE ARE CREATING THE NEXT- GENERATION OF CHARACTER-DRIVEN AFRICAN LEADERS
The Young Political Leadership School Africa (YPLS-Africa) is a program that contributes to the formation of a new generation of character-driven political and socially active leaders that would be accountable, responsive, and accessible to the needs and interests of their citizens and help to shape the future of their respective countries in the positive direction. Over the course of one year, fellows engage in a series of theoretical and interactive exercises to develop their knowledge and skills to play greater leadership roles in political affairs.
The program includes the following:
One-week Professional Development Training: Fellows participate in a week-long training to enhance their skills in planning, organizing, and implementing political campaign events, strengthen their leadership, management, communication, and networking skills, etc.
Practicum (Post Training Act): Fellows engage in a number of post-training activities in their respective countries and communities, including hosting policy dialogue, debates, town hall meetings with stakeholders, radio programs to promote democracy and good governance, civic education in schools and communities, and online engagements. Fellows also participate in grassroots campaign events during electoral periods in their countries.
Mentorship and Internship: Fellows are placed at strategic national institutions to enhance their capacity and to learn by doing. They are supported to engage in various community organizing events and professional programs during the period. Mostly for female fellows based in Liberia.
YPLS-Africa draws members of its cohort from across the region, not just Liberia.
Over 6+ years, we’ve created a proven strategy that grows leaders.
YPLSA 2023 SPEAKERS
Keynote Speaker
H.E. Urban Sjostrom
Ambassador of Sweden to Liberia and Sierra Leone
Madam Comfort Lamptey
Country Representative
UN Women Liberia
H.E. Josephine Nkrumah
ECOWAS Ambassador to Liberia, Republic of Liberia
Mr. Hamzat B. Lawal
ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIVIST
Founder of Follow the Money
Chief Executive of Connected Development (CODE)
Ms. Omolara T. Balogun,
Head, Policy Influencing and Advocacy Unit West Africa Civil Society Institute, (WACSI)
Accra, Ghana
Alphia Faith Kemokai
Program Manager, YPLS Africa
Dr. Mohammed Jalloh
Vice President - Republic of Sierra Leone
Our fellows listen to leaders to drive their passion.
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Over the course of one year, fellows engage in a series of theoretical and interactive exercises designed to develop their knowledge and political leadership skills. Our program includes the following:
One-Week Professional Development Training: Fellows participate in a week-long training to enhance their skills in planning, organizing, and implementing political campaign events, strengthen their leadership, management, communication, and networking skills, etc.
Grant Msterson
Liberia Country Director
Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA).
Featured Blog Post
Hall of Fame
Our leaders are driving positive change
in their diverse fields
Satta Fatumata Sheriff
Human Rights Advocacy
A Liberian Human Rights Activist, Founder and Executive Director Action for Justice.
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100 Most Influential Young Africans: 2020
Titilope Anifowoshe
NGO Management and policy strategist
A legal practitioner, writer, social impact strategist, and humanitarian passionate about charity and human rights.
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2021 recipient of the 100 most outstanding youths in Africa ( Royal African Youth Leadership Award )
Karishma Pelham Raad
Humanitarian & Radio/TV Personality
Multi-Award Winning Humanitarian and CEO of @housemateliberia
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2021 recipient Leadership Personality of the Year award ( AFRICA WOMEN IMPACT SUMMIT AND AWARDS )
Lamin Saidykhan
Political & Public Sector
Youth Inclusion Advocate and Founder of the Progressive Democratic Party, The Gambia,
Alhassan Mariam
Political & Public Sector
Founder of Marisky Empowerment Foundation and first female elected in the GbumGbum Electoral Area Assembly in Ghana.
Christopher B. Jones
Technology
Tech Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Ezee Market Inc.
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2021 Global Youth Digital Champion
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Recipient of the 2021 Liberian Young Entrepreneur Award
Wokie Dolo
Beauty Pageant
Miss Liberia, Former Miss World Liberia 2017, and National Director at Miss Earth Liberia
Godbless Otubure
Political & Public Sector
2019 Mandela Washington Fellow, Founder, and President of ReadyToLeadAfrica.
Titus B. Pakalah
Human Rights Advocacy
Lead Campaigner, March for Justice, A social movement notable for the End Rape protest in Liberia.
Cllr Easter Isaak
Elected Deputy Mayor of Keetmanshoop Municipal Council
After attending the YPLS Africa cohort 9, Easter was elected Deputy Mayor and sworn into office on the 14th of December 2022.