The Resilience Project is currently accepting applications for its Resilience Fellowship 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About The Resilience Project - Resilience Fellowship
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.
Benefits of The Resilience Project - Resilience Fellowship
If selected, you’ll get:
- 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.
- New skills in facilitation, leadership, project management, and community care.
- Reduced climate anxiety, improved emotional wellbeing, and strengthened community bonds.
- 8 months of expert intergenerational mentorship.
- Reduced climate anxiety, improved emotional wellbeing, and strengthened community bonds.
- Lifelong friendships and a powerful support network.
- A KES 40,000 stipend, plus covered travel.
The Resilience Project - Resilience Fellowship Requirements
- Aged 18–28?
- Based in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda or Tanzania?
- Available from July 2026 – March 2027 to commit time for training, facilitation, mentorship and reporting?
- Ready to apply with a partner? (You’ll both be trained up to run Resilience Circles together in your local community. Therefore we’re looking for applications from pre-formed pairs who already work well together.)
- 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?
Application Date and Process
- Download our application booklet for detailed instructions on how to apply. You will be expected to prepare all your answers in advance before submitting them to our online form (linked on the final page of the booklet).
- Applications close at 11:59pm EAT, Sunday 31st May 2026.
Application Deadline
31 May, 2026
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