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From: George Khisa <gkhisa@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2018 10:51:39 +0300
Subject: Information and Opportunities for Young Leaders
To:
Cc: Mercy Githanji <mgithanji@xxxxxxxx>, Denise O'Toole
<dotoole@xxxxxxxxx>, lydia opiyo <lydia.opiyo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Dear Leaders,
Here are some opportunities and information for this week:
*Resources and Opportunities for Continuous Learning and Personal
Development*
1. Call for Masters Fellowship to support young talented female
scientists from Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania,
Uganda, and Zambia to become future leaders. Details *here
<http://ace2.iucea.org/Masters_Scholarships_Call4May2018_Final.pdf>*.
2. The Kofi Annan Fellowship grant for an emerging leader from a
developing country for a two-year Master’s in Management or a one-year
full-time MBA education at ESMT in Berlin, Germany. Details *here
<https://www.esmt.org/sites/default/files/kofi_annan_fellowship.pdf>*.
3. Have you heard of the Kenya TV program Lion's Den? Entrepreneurs
with innovative businesses get to pitch their ideas to the 'lions' --
business people who have the financial means and technical know-how to help
build those businesses. Details *here*
<https://www.kcb2jiajiri.com/lions-den/>.
4. Articles to read:
a. Ethiopia is Africa's fastest growing economy. Read *here
<http://ewn.co.za/2018/05/08/ethiopia-is-africa-s-fastest-growing-economy>*.
b. Leadership books to set you on the path to success. Read *here
<https://www.brightermonday.co.ke/blog/leadership-books-set-path-success/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jobseeker-triweekly-2018-05-09>*
.
5. Free online courses:
a. From Poverty to Prosperity: Understanding Economic Development,
offered by University of Oxford. Enroll *here*
<https://www.edx.org/course/from-poverty-to-prosperity-understanding-economic-development?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_themed_20180506>
.
b. Human Rights Defenders, offered by Amnesty International. Enroll
*here*
<https://www.edx.org/course/human-rights-defenders1?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_themed_20180506>
.
c. Chasing your Dream: How to End Procrastination and Get a Job You Love
offered by National Research Nuclear University. Enroll *here*
<https://www.edx.org/course/chasing-dream-how-end-procrastination-mephix-mephi012x?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_themed_20180506>
.
d. Marketing Analytics: Marketing Measurement Strategy offered by UC
Berkeley. Enroll *here*
<https://www.edx.org/course/marketing-analytics-marketing-uc-berkeleyx-busadm466-1x-0?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_themed_20180506>
.
e. Product Management with Lean, Agile and System Design Thinking
offered by Boston University. Enroll *here
<https://www.edx.org/course/product-management-lean-agile-system-bux-qd503x-1?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_themed_20180508>*
.
f. Project Management Life Cycle offered by Rochester Institute of
Education. Enroll *here
<https://www.edx.org/course/project-management-life-cycle?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_themed_20180508>*
.
g. Marketing Analytics: Price and Promotion Analytics offered by
University of California Berkeley. Enroll *here
<https://www.edx.org/course/marketing-analytics-price-promotion-uc-berkeleyx-busadm466-2x-0?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_themed_20180508>*
.
h. Introduction to Data Wise: A Collaborative Process to Improve
Learning & Teaching offered by Harvard University. Enroll *here
<https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-data-wise-a-collaborative-process-to-improve-learning-teaching?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_themed_20180508>*
.
*Job & Internship Opportunities *
6. Basilio Mwangi (RLC CH 13) shared this: Multiple job opportunities at
Kenya Red Cross. See attached advert.
7. Multiple job/consultancy openings at SNV Netherlands Development
Organisation in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda
(Agriculture, Energy, Water and Sanitation). Details *here
<http://www.snv.org/careers>*.
8. Multiple positions (HIV Prevention, Economic Growth, Records
Management) at USAID in Kenya and Somalia (both based in Nairobi). Details
*here* <http://www.myjobsinkenya.com/?s=view_recr_jobs&g=100044>.
9. Rita Laibuta (MWF 2016) shared this: Multiple consultancy openings
(project managers, research assistants, research officers, engagement
officers) at Africa's Voices Foundation. Details *here*
<http://www.africasvoices.org/about/careers/#openings-list>.
10. Supervisory ACS Assistant at US Embassy in Nairobi. Enroll *here
<http://americanembassy.myjobsinkenya.com/>*.
11. Multiple openings at World Vision (Health, Somalia Rep, Resilience).
Details *here <https://careers.wvi.org/job-opportunities-in-kenya>*.
12. Multiple consultant opportunities at International Business &
Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI) in DRC, Somalia, Kenya (Data,
Evaluation, M&E, Finance, Programme Management). Details *here
<http://www.ibtci.com/jobs-app>*.
*Funding Opportunities*
13. GHR Foundation BridgeBuilder Challenge to address urgent global
challenges at the intersections of peace, prosperity, and planet in
radically new ways. Details *here
<https://www.openideo.com/challenge-briefs/bridgebuilder2>*.
*Updates from/about Alumni*
14. The impact that YALI alumni are having in their communities continues
to capture media attention. To illustrate, the RLC put together media
mentions of RLC alumni/events in the last couple of months:
a. Joseph Ngugi, CH 7/MWF 2017 on Capital FM
<https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/campus/myhustle-show-waste-cooking-oil-ill-make-soap/>
.
b. Rhodah Irakiza (CH 5, Uganda, and Felicia Masaki (CH 11, Tanzania),
Stella Sigana (CH 6, Kenya), and Justine Abuga (CH 2, Kenya) in Standard
newspaper
<https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001279792/seven-business-truths-that-drive-success>
and the Star
<https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/04/14/how-yali-changed-my-life-graduates-share-experiences_c1742936>.
Also see attached
c. Elizabeth Mang’eni (CH 11/MWF 2017), Florence Kisombe (CH 2), Maureen
Muketha (CH 3), Sofina Merinyo (CH 16) all from Kenya were separately
featured by Taifa Leo. See attached.
d. A blog, Shaboard, has featured two alumni: Bisharo Ali, CH 23: *here
<http://shaboard.com/2018/05/01/meet-bisharo-ali-hussein-advocate-destructive-traditional-customs-facing-women-girls-somali-community/>*
and Faith Agasa, CH 23 *here
<http://shaboard.com/2018/05/08/meet-her-faith-angasa-the-leading-architect-of-magical-admirable-eventsparties/>*.
15. Nice Leng’ete (MWF 2016) continues to feature in local and
international media—most recently in the *East African*
<http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/oped/comment/Nice-Nailantei-is-on-the-right-side-of-history/434750-4543504-5lqny1z/index.html>
.
16. Ignatius Ahumuza (CH 14, Uganda), CEO of Art Planet Academy was
invited to speak at an agriculture conference organized by the USAID Board
of International Food Assistance and Development in Washington DC. See
attached photo of the event.
17. Eve Kazungu (MWF 2017) and her team at Fimbo Youth have been
collecting and distributing food stuffs and clothes to flood victims in
Malindi and Magarini sub-counties in Kilifi County (Kenya)—see attached
photo. Approximately 1,300 households were displaced and they are still
appealing for well-wishers to assist the course.
18. Sue Wanjiru (RLC CH 5) has featured RLC alumni Jennifer Kaberi (Kenya)
on her blog. Details *here*
<http://www.suewanjiru.co.ke/index.php/tag/africa>.
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Regards,
*George Khisa*
YALI Regional Coordinator | Education and Youth Office
USAID/Kenya and East Africa | P.O. Box 629, 00621 - Village Market
United Nations Avenue, Gigiri | Nairobi, Kenya
Office: +254 20 363 2468 | Cell: +254 718 969 704
http://www.usaid.gov
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Twitter: Eric_Ngondi
Secretary - Society of Professionals with Visual Disabilities SOPVID
Ambassador - Kenya Society for the Blind
Huduma Service Award 2017
Mandela Washington Fellow 2014
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