The Africa-Israel Foundation Social Impact Fellowship Program supports leadership development across the African continent and Israel through a rich exchange program. Our top priority is to encourage young leaders to pursue their life dreams with passion, integrity, and hope.
Our curated programs are designed to equip the next generation of leaders, providing them with learning opportunities, networking, and resources to realize their grand vision and dedication to making a difference in people’s lives, primarily through the expression of ideas, innovation, and social entrepreneurship.
Fellows will join global thought leaders from business, government, and social sectors and engage in meaningful relationships. The fellowship program will end with personal growth projects where participants will use what they have learnt to solve some of the most pressing issues facing their communities.
Through the Social Impact Fellowship Program, the Africa – Israel Foundation seeks to provide rising leaders with the opportunity to learn, grow, and actively participate in the development of solutions facing their communities and nations.
Internationally in scope, the Africa-Israel Foundation Social Impact Fellowship Program will help amplify the voices of African and Israeli youth on critical social issues affecting their nations and communities.
The Africa-Israel Foundation Social Impact Fellowship Program aims to:
- Develop skills and strong abilities, advance an interconnected change leaders’ network to drive social impact initiatives in their communities and nations.
- Help current social impact leaders develop leadership-specific abilities and capacities that support nation-building goals and programs.
- Train leaders to become real change agents in their communities and nations.
- Promote the professional development of young people in presidential and personal leadership across 4 areas: promotion of democracy, servant leadership development, civic engagement, and personal leadership development.
The Africa-Israel Foundation Social Impact Fellowship Program comprises several major initiatives to ensure that young people receive the necessary skills, resources, capabilities, and experiences to become bold, purpose-driven, and servant leaders in their communities and nations.
- Africa-Israel International Relations: Learn the basics of the Africa-Israel international relations from top AIECC experts and Israeli leaders from government, business, and social sectors. This includes learning the basics of the New Africa-Israel Vision 2050: This initiative is part of the Africa-Israel Economic Cooperation Committee’s “New Vision Africa-Israel 2050” project, which aims to stimulate economic, diplomatic, and scientific cooperation between Africa and Israel. The New Africa-Israel Vision 2050 outlines the blueprint for Africa and Israel’s economic, diplomatic, and scientific cooperation over the next 200 years.
- Réseau Humanitaire Afrique: Africa-Israel Foundation Fellows collaborate with Réseau Humanitaire Afrique to enhance the capacity of African social impact-led humanitarian organizations, enabling them to create a world where survivors have the resources to rebuild their lives, integrate successfully into society, lead policy change initiatives, and drive positive transformation across Africa and globally.
- Fighting the Use of Sexual Violence Against Women: Fellows join our work to support a wide range of international initiatives working to end the use of Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War around the world. This includes the Second Summit of the Coalition against Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War at the Senate, Paris, November 10, 2025. The Africa-Israel Economic Cooperation Committee and its Africa-Israel Foundation are working hard to help the Global Coalition against the use of Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War’’, a groundbreaking initiative to set up an international platform for cooperation to guarantee the safety of women and girls, regardless of their nationality, religion, and race. On May 20, 2025, this platform was set up by the European Leaders Network and the Israeli MP Shelley Tal Meron – in support of the French Minister of Equality between Women and Men and the Fight against Discrimination, Mrs. Aurore Berge.
- Special initiatives: Fellows receive opportunities for personal and professional development.
Young people leaders from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors.
Aspiring entrepreneurs and business leaders in Africa and Israel.
Africa, Israel, and the Jewish diaspora
Our sessions feature an innovative program powered by high-impact leaders from government, academia, and business.
Requirement:
- You are a leader at a nonprofit organization and want to make an impact?
- Ability to complete the program including attending all the classes.
- Proficiency in English (verbal and written skills) and basic level in French.
Ideal Candidates: 10
Program cost: Free and paid by sponsor partners and governments.
This is an invitation-only fellowship program. We do not accept unsolicited applications.
The Program Advisory Committee (PAC) is a group of individuals who advise on the development of the Fellowship Program, including its needs for equipment, materials, funding, and technical expertise. The Program Advisory Committee also helps with the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of the program every year.
Please address questions to Drdjaha@africaisrael.com