Applications are now open for the 2025 Researchers Without Borders (REWiB) Training Program. Researchers Without Borders (REWiB), in partnership with the African Union Gender Peace and Security Programme, is hosting a 5-day training to strengthen young African women’s skills in monitoring, documenting, and reporting on the implementation of the WPS agenda.

Graduates of the training will design and implement localized monitoring initiatives, and their findings will feed into a continental WPS monitoring compendium to be shared with the African Union, national governments, and WPS-HA Compact partners.

Eligibility Requirements

Researchers Without Borders (REWiB) is looking for 20 dynamic young women who are

  • A solid foundation on the WPS and YPS agendas.
  • Practical skills in data collection, community monitoring, and reporting.
  • Hands-on experience designing, pitching, and implementing your own youth-led accountability project.
  • A certificate of completion endorsed by the African Union and partners.
  • Membership in a network of young African WPS monitors connected to AU and UN platforms.

Benefits

At the end of the training, participants will have gained

  • Membership in a network of young African WPS monitors connected to AU and UN platforms.
  • A solid foundation on the WPS and YPS agendas.
  • Practical skills in data collection, community monitoring, and reporting.
  • Hands-on experience designing, pitching, and implementing your own youth-led accountability project.
  • A certificate of completion endorsed by the African Union and partners.

Method of Aplication

Submit your application to info@rewib.org by 30th September, 2025

Your application should include

    • A short personal statement (max 500 words) on why you want to join the fellowship.
    • Your CV/Resume (max 2 pages).

Selected participants will

  • Attend a physical training in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in November 2025, and follow-up virtual training sessions.
  • Design and implement a localized monitoring activity on WPS implementation in their community.
  • Produce a short community monitoring report or narrative brief.

For More Information,

Visit the Official Webpage

Application Deadline: September 30, 2025.