1. Empower young people with the tools to inner peace, emotional intelligence, positive thinking and good habits through the practice of mindfulness, self-discipline and meditation.
2. Connect young people on the continent and enhance their sense of solidarity, compassion and togetherness.
3. Provide a forum of networking and exchange for future collaboration and partnerships while fostering mutual understanding and intercultural dialogue.

The training starts with 42 Days online Self-development Program on our interactive platform providing you the basic theory and practice; to cultivate your inner peace. The 42 days are divided as follow:

• 21 days before interview
• 21 days after interview and before final selection of participants

The fellowship offers 4 day intensive training program providing participants with deeper insights in the relationship between mindfulness meditation and various skills necessary for improving personal well-being, enhancing effectiveness in professional and social life, and nurturing healthy and fruitful relationships. Participants will learn the benefits of meditation in relation to:

• Self-empowerment
• Emotional Intelligence
• Work-life balance
• Stress management
• Non-violent communication

• Candidates must be citizens of the following countries: Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritania, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Senegal, Liberia, Niger, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Mali, Togo, Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Algeria, Sierra Leone , The Gambia, Ghana, Saint Helena, and Western Sahara.
• Candidates must have completed 21 days of the online self-development program before interview and willing to complete the remaining 21 days after interview.
• Candidates have good proficiency in written and spoken English language. Knowledge of the following languages is asset: French, Spanish and Portuguese.
• Candidates should be optimistic, open-minded, show leadership potential, and have a genuine interest in self-empowerment and social change.
• Candidates could be peace activists, civil servants, artists, journalists, entrepreneurs, young leaders in local, national or international organizations, catalysts of positive change in general.
• Candidates should be committed to getting involved with World Peace Initiative Foundation by submitting a project proposal on how to use the practice of meditation as a tool to face various social challenges in their respective communities upon successful completion of the fellowship.

1. What is the self-development program?

The free online self-development program is a 42-day challenge teaching the skills and techniques involved in the development of inner peace. It provides guided meditation videos and daily reflections to support personal development and the practice of mindfulness. You can start the first episode here.

2. What am I supposed to write in the project proposal question in the application?

In this space we would like to know about your plans to give back to your community following the fellowship. Meditation is a wonderful tool that can help you address many of today’s local and global challenges . So, we expect you to come up with a project idea that can utilize your learning from the fellowship about meditation, emotional intelligence and mindfulness practice to solve an issue in your community, e.g using meditation to foster non-violent communication in your university/neighborhood and therefore prevent radicalisation etc… Be BOLD and CREATIVE.. In addition, this is also a space for you to engage with Peace Revolution Project on the long term and establish possible partnerships and collaboration.

3. I am over 32, can I still apply for the training?

If you are over 32 years old, you may still apply but will not receive the airfare sponsorship should you be selected.

4. I do not live in above mentioned countries, but still part of Africa, can I still apply?

Only candidates living in the countries mentioned above can apply for the fellowship. If you live outside of those countries and interested in the Peace Revolution fellowships you may consider looking out our international fellowships which take place in Thailand and other regional fellowships and camps in various part of the world. You can learn more about Peace Revolution fellowships here: https://peacerevolution.net/dashboard#/self-dev

5. How do you select the participants?

After completing your 21 days of the online self-development program. World Peace Initiative Foundation selection committee will make an interview appointment based on your performance, and group combination in the fellowship. There is no need to write a request for an interview. If you are qualified, we will contact you.