Resilience Fellowship
The Resilience Fellowship is back for its 4th installment, exclusively in East Africa, starting with Kenya! This program is designed by youth, for youth, offering 7 pairs of East African changemakers (ages 18-26) a transformative 9-month journey of growth, healing, leadership, and resilience.
📖 About Resilience Fellowship
This is a high-commitment fellowship tailored for passionate changemakers who are ready to dedicate time and energy to personal growth, peer leadership, and community resilience. Participants will engage in in-person events, weekly facilitation, ongoing mentorship, and deep community work.
Opportunity Details
- Date Published: July 29, 2025
- Application Deadline: August 05, 2025
- Category: Fellowship, Training
- Eligible Locations: Kenya
🎯 Fellowship Requirements
To be eligible for the Resilience Fellowship, you must:
- Be aged 18-26 and based in Kenya.
- Commit to being available from September 2025 – March 2026.
Apply as a Pair
Resilience Circles are co-hosted in pairs, so applications are expected from pre-formed pairs who already work well together.
Inclusion Matters
The program actively encourages applications from marginalized communities, including youth with lived experiences of inequality related to race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background, and faith.
Ideal Candidate
Are you:
- Ready and able to commit time for training, facilitation, mentorship, and reporting over 9 months?
- Passionate about climate justice and building strong, emotionally resilient communities?
- A great listener, compassionate leader-in-the-making, and excited to support others?
- Open to exploring climate anxiety, burnout, and emotional wellbeing?
- Proficient in English?
If yes, apply now!
📋 Fellowship Commitments
Participants will need to commit to:
- Completing a 2-day Mental Health First Aid online training.
- Attending the 5-day, in-person Resilience Residential (October 3–7, 2025).
- Co-leading Resilience Circles with 12–16 young people in your community (5–6 hours per week for 8 weeks).
- Weekly preparation and reporting, including submitting feedback and data after each session and touching base with the TRP team for about 30 minutes weekly.
- Monthly check-ins and community calls to share updates, troubleshoot, and grow.
- Monthly mentorship sessions with an assigned mentor (1 hour per month).
🎁 Benefits of Resilience Fellowship
Participants will receive:
- KES 40,000 stipend, plus covered travel to the Resilience Residential (October 3–7, 2025).
- 5 days of deep restoration in nature at the Resilience Residential — with great food, meaningful conversations, and personal healing.
- Certification as a Mental Health First Aider.
- 8 months of intergenerational mentorship with experts.
- New skills in facilitation, leadership, project management, and community care.
- Reduced climate anxiety, improved emotional wellbeing, and strengthened community bonds.
- Lifelong friendships and a powerful support network.
📅 Application Date and Process
To apply:
- Download the Resilience Fellowship 2025 Application Booklet and read it thoroughly.
- Prepare your answers to the application questions listed in the booklet.
- Submit your application as per the instructions provided.
Important Links
⏳ Application Deadline
August 05, 2025
🌐 Contact Information
For more details, visit the Resilience Fellowship Official Page.
This fellowship is a unique opportunity to grow as a leader, build community resilience, and contribute to climate justice. Apply now to embark on this transformative journey! 🌍
- A KES 40,000 stipend, plus covered travel to our Resilience Residential (October 3 – 7 2025)
- 5 days of deep restoration in nature at our Resilience Residential — with great food, meaningful conversations, and personal healing
- Certification as a Mental Health First Aider
- 8 months of intergenerational mentorship with experts
- New skills in facilitation, leadership, project management, and community care
- Reduced climate anxiety, improved emotional wellbeing, and strengthened community bonds
- Lifelong friendships and a powerful support network
