Applications closed at 11:59pm EAT, Tuesday 5th August 2025
The Resilience Fellowship is back for its 4th instalment, this time, exclusively in East Africa, starting with Kenya! Designed by youth, for youth — we’re offering spots for 7 pairs of East African changemakers (ages 18- 26) to join a powerful 9-month journey of growth, healing, leadership, and resilience.
About the Resilience Fellowship
We invite you to our human-centered Fellowship — a space to deepen your activism, connect with like-minded peers, and co-lead real change in your community.
You’ll get:
- 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
“This is one of the most important things I’ve ever done in my life. I feel stronger, more resilient and capable. If anybody is looking to take part in this, I highly highly recommend it.”
Simran Dhingra, Fellowship Alumni, 2022
High-Commitment Opportunity
This is a high-commitment, 9-month fellowship designed for passionate, grounded changemakers ready to dedicate time and energy to personal growth, peer leadership, and community resilience. We’re looking for individuals who are fully committed to the full arc of the programme, including in-person events, weekly facilitation, ongoing mentorship, and deep community work.
You’ll need to commit to:
- Completing a 2-day Mental Health First Aid online training
- Attending our 5-day, in-person Resilience Residential in full, taking place October 3 – 7 2025
- Co-leading in-person Resilience Circles with 12–16 young people in your community (committing 5-6 hours per week to prepare and facilitate weekly sessions over 8 weeks)
- Weekly preparation & reporting; including submitting feedback and data after each session and touching base with the TRP team for about 30 min each week
- Monthly check-ins; Joining community calls to share updates, troubleshoot, and grow
- Monthly mentorship – Meeting with your assigned mentor for one hour per month
“The Resilience Residential has been nothing short of life-changing and enlightening. I have left feeling hopeful and inspired to change the world, and I have not felt this way in a long time.”
Maria Olivella, Fellowship Alumni, 2024
Eligibility
You must be aged 18-26, based in Kenya and committed to being available from September 2025 – March 2026.
Apply as a Pair: Resilience Circles are co-hosted in pairs, so we expect applications from pre-formed pairs who already work well together.
Inclusion Matters: We believe climate justice is intersectional. That means we actively encourage applications from marginalised communities, including youth with lived experience of inequality related to race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background, and faith. We welcome and honour complexity here.
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, a compassionate leader-in-the-making, and excited to support others?
- Open to exploring climate anxiety, burnout, and emotional wellbeing?
- Proficient in English?
“This experience has changed my life! This is not something I say lightly. Every time I go into a new setting, I think about how I can resilience it! You are like angels — bringers of lightness in such dark times.”
Fellowship Alumni, 2022
Application
Applications closed at 11:59pm EAT, Tuesday 5th August 2025
