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Niongoze Leadership Fellowship for Young Women

  • Organization: Doyenne Tanzania
  • Type: Fellowship
  • Location: Tanzania
  • Deadline: September 25, 2026
  • Funding: No Funding

Doyenne Tanzania, a Tanzanian nonprofit that trains and mentors young women leaders, is recruiting its Niongoze Fellowship Class of 2026. The free fellowship takes female university students through personal, group and community leadership training, with mentorship, peer coaching and sessions with guest experts, run both in person and online. **What you get:** - Free leadership training, mentorship and coaching - Sessions with guest facilitators from governance, entrepreneurship, development, academia and activism - Membership of the Niongoze Alumnae Network after graduation **What you'll do:** - Work through three stages: personal leadership, group leadership and community leadership - Take part in reflective practice, storytelling, vision boarding, peer coaching and group activities - Build skills in public speaking, facilitation, feminist leadership, community engagement and personal branding - Attend a set of four colloquiums held both in person and virtually **Key dates:** - Applications close 25 September 2026 at 23:59 East Africa Time **More information:** - The application form asks for a personal statement, written answers on leadership experience, and a public link to a video of under two minutes - Questions go to info@doyenne.or.tz

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Niongoze Leadership Fellowship for Young Women

Sep 25, 2026 23:59:00 Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Opportunity type
Fellowship
Funding
No Funding
Location
Tanzania
Deadline
Sep 25, 2026 23:59:00 Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

About this opportunity

Doyenne Tanzania, a Tanzanian nonprofit that trains and mentors young women leaders, is recruiting its Niongoze Fellowship Class of 2026. The free fellowship takes female university students through personal, group and community leadership training, with mentorship, peer coaching and sessions with guest experts, run both in person and online.

What you get:

  • Free leadership training, mentorship and coaching
  • Sessions with guest facilitators from governance, entrepreneurship, development, academia and activism
  • Membership of the Niongoze Alumnae Network after graduation

What you'll do:

  • Work through three stages: personal leadership, group leadership and community leadership
  • Take part in reflective practice, storytelling, vision boarding, peer coaching and group activities
  • Build skills in public speaking, facilitation, feminist leadership, community engagement and personal branding
  • Attend a set of four colloquiums held both in person and virtually

Key dates:

  • Applications close 25 September 2026 at 23:59 East Africa Time

More information:

  • The application form asks for a personal statement, written answers on leadership experience, and a public link to a video of under two minutes
  • Questions go to info@doyenne.or.tz

Who can apply

  • Female
  • University student in Tanzania
  • Aged 17 to 25
  • An active leader at university (for example class representative or student government) or in your community (for example a religious group or club)

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Good to know

  • +Free, run by the Tanzanian nonprofit Doyenne Tanzania, which has run earlier cohorts in 2021, 2022 and 2024
  • +A year of leadership training and mentorship built around four in-person colloquiums

Worth checking yourself

  • !Only for female university students in Tanzania aged 17 to 25 who already hold a leadership role
  • !Closes 25 September 2026 at 23:59 East Africa Time
  • !Nothing says travel or accommodation for the in-person sessions is covered

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Niongoze Leadership Fellowship for Young Women
Sep 25, 2026 23:59:00 Africa/Dar_es_Salaam