The MCW Global Young Leaders Conference in Kenya 2025 serves as a transformative educational program for young mental health professionals and advocates who will work within communities. Through this conference participants will receive training under the Sawa Project that builds their leadership capabilities with access to essential resources and networking opportunities for meaningful mental health work. The program includes educational learning together with community awareness efforts which enable participants to remove mental health stigma while creating community access to vital services in their neighborhoods.
Overview
Through the Sawa Project young leaders receive training in leadership skills while obtaining financial backing together with support to build and launch meaningful mental health initiatives. Multiple countries across Africa will send their most talented individuals to join the MCW Global Young Leaders Conference in Kenya to solve regional mental health problems through mutual assistance networks. Three days of training in Nairobi Kenya will teach conference participants the capabilities needed to attract resource funding and community support for mental health issues.
After the conference participants will participate in essential webinars which help them polish and enlarge their project designs until they become operative plans. Buys applicants who succeed will get seed financing that reaches up to $1,000 for their projects while continuing to receive guidance from trained mental health professionals until their initiatives thrive.
Additional Details
- The Young Leaders Conference carries out a multi-phase comprehensive program which begins wit a three-day extensive program named The Conference (September 3-5. 2025) focuses its activities on mental health challenges alongside community engagement and resource mobilization.
- Participants can access webinars between September 20 and October 20, 2025 which will assist them with project planning and execution.
- Phase One of the program provides seed funding support to 10 selected projects which receive professional mental health mentorship for their initiative implementation process.
- After the conference ends participants will gain access to a sharing platform that lets them connect with others who pursue mental health advocacy work for continued assistance and support with their endeavors.
Date
Program Duration: September 3 – 5, 2025
Application Deadline: May 23, 2025
Country
The Young Leaders Conference of MCW Global will be hosted at Nairobi in Kenya. The multiple host organizations engaged in the conference include MCW Global together with The Kofi Annan Foundation along with the Africa Alliance of YMCAs. The Kenyan capital city Nairobi maintains its reputation as a cultural hub while connecting extensively with international development projects and human rights campaigns because of its multi-dimensional population.
Funding
- The MCW Global Young Leaders Conference operates with full funding which covers every expense required by participants throughout the program. This includes:
- MCW Global covers complete costs associated with both airplane or road transportation when participants arrive in or depart from Nairobi.
- During the conference period conference participants will receive all expenses related to accommodation.
- The program expenses for program tools along with e-modules and speakers include full cost coverage.
- The funds will support project implementations through seed funding grants which provide up to $1,000 financial support to 10 qualified projects.
- The program funds will cover all expenses that directly impact the program activities.
Advantages
- The MCW Global Young Leaders Conference provides essential advantages to its participants through following resources:
- Their Executive Program includes full payment for travel costs plus any accommodation and program expenses.
- Study leadership at MCW Global Young Leaders to learn skills that enhance your personal growth as someone who fights for better mental health care.
- Young leaders build relationships with fellow participants and experts in mental health from all around the world.
- The program provides $1,000 seed funding to support your local mental health projects in the community.
- Experienced mental health experts will support you while you create your project to achieve the best results.
- You will learn about Kenyan culture and work with experts and advocates who come from different areas across the world.
Requirements
- Each MCW Global Young Leaders Conference applicant must match this set of requirements to qualify.
- Be between the ages of 25-35.
- You qualify to apply if you live in Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania or Uganda.
- You should show evidence of working in the mental health field or studying the subject plus taking part in mental health initiatives.
- Use your current position and community ties to help solve mental health issues in your network.
- Develop a strong personal learning habit along with leadership expertise while growing your mental health field contributions.
- You must join both the three-day conference and post-event webinars as part of the application requirements.
- Be able to use internet and email to stay connected to the project team’s activities.
Required Documents
- Candidates apply with each of the required documents listed below.
- Show us your current CV showing your education background, professional experience plus mental health work.
- Passport: A valid passport for travel purposes.
- Provide additional documents that show your work in mental health promotion activities and projects.
Deadline
Applications for MCW Global Kenya 2025 projects should reach us by May 23 2025. To join the program you must send all necessary documents to the organization before May 23, 2025.
How to Apply
- Follow these instructions to apply for MCW Global Young Leaders Conference:
- Complete the application form using English language.
- Insert your basic personal data plus contact information about yourself and your background experience.
- Respond to the provided essay questions based on the given word constraints.
- Submit the mandatory documents such as your CV and passport copy through the application platform.
- Check the written rules of the program.
- Approve your application when you have checked all submitted information.
- You will get a confirmation email once you send your application.
