Ashoka x Schneider Electric Youth Empowerment Program: Egypt

Deadline: 26-Dec-22

In the Framework of Ashoka x Schneider Electric Youth Empowerment Program, Ashoka Arab World is delighted to announce the open call for Egyptian Organizations working with Youth to join the network of organizations and young people.

Ashoka  and  Schnider  Electric  are  coming  together  to  organize  the  Youth  Empowerment Program  which aims  to  work  with  youth  organizations  and  young  people to  increase  their capacities and create together an enabling environment for youth and ensure that the voice of youth is heard at a strategic level.

Young  people  are  the  inheritors  of  tomorrow’s  world.  They  will  not  only  have  to  face increasingly complex social challenges but also manage the ecological transition, build more resilient ecosystems, and imagine the equitable world of tomorrow. But a paradigm shift is needed  to  innovate  for  the  future.  New  skills  will  be  essential  to  drive  these  multiple transitions: the ability to work across disciplines, multi-stakeholder collaborations, systemic change, and the ability to address problems at their root.

Program Benefits

• The program  aims  to  advancethe  selected organizations(including  employees,  volunteers, partners,  and/or  beneficiaries capacities to  create  systematic  change  in  their  intervention areas through an 18-month program of the following:
  • Participate  in  a  comprehensivetraining  and  mentorship  program  on  the  following topics:
    • Hybrid Business Models
    • Diversification of Financing
    • Scaling up strategies
    • Theory of Change Development
    • Systemic Impact Strategies and Measurements.
    • Communication and Advocacy for Social Change.
    • Storytelling  for  Social Change
    • Projects Management
  • Participation  a 360°mentorship  program  with  Schneider  Electric  employees, highlighting the strategic and operational issues of young people and youth structures.
  • Receive  assessments  to  measure  the  changemaking  capacities  of  the  organization’s employees and volunteers.
  • Join  different  facilitated  peer-to-peer  international  exchanges  with  other  youth organizations in Belgium, France, and Germany.
  • Become part  of  a  national  alliance  for  youth  empowerment  and  advancement  to promote  local  policies  and  strategies  that  aim  to  develop  the  national  youth ecosystems.
  • Engage  with  Ashoka  international  network  of  +3,800  fellows,  young  changemakers, and partners.
  • The  program  will  work  in  four  countries  (Egypt,  Belgium,  France,  and  Germany)  and  will include:
    • Direct support for the capacity building of 8 youth organizations and 60 young people in 4 countries.
    • Creating national awareness through establishing national multi-stakeholder alliances (youth, civil society, private sector collaborators, government) and developing youth advocacy strategies.
    • In Egypt, Ashoka Arab World and Schnider Electric are looking for 2 organizations working with youth to join their network of organizations and young people across the 4 countries. They will  work  hand  in  hand  with  the  selected  organizations  to  create  systemic  change by strengthening their teams’ knowledge, skills, and networks and working with their affiliated young people (including: employees, volunteers, partners, and/or beneficiaries).

Eligibility Criteria

• A legally registered entity in Egypt and with at least 12 months of establishment.
• Target teenagers and young adults (12-24 years old) through their core mission.
• Has demonstrated their mission and capacity by working with at least ~2,500 young people  through  long-term  activities  (involving the same  beneficiaries  for  at  least  3 months).
• Has the basic internal capacities and organization (people, networks, resources, and experience) to advance their work with young people.
• Has at least 1 reference staff with a good level of English.
• Commitment to the program activities during 18-months.

For more information, visit Ashoka x Schinder Electric Youth Empowerment Program.