Young Leaders Fellowship: Coalition for Good Schools

Organisation: Coalition for Positive Schools

Location: Global South country

Age: 18-35 years

Period: 1 year

Application Deadline: 4th July, 2026

The Young Leaders Fellowship is a one-year programme for young leaders from the Global South working to prevent violence against children in and through schools. We support fellows to strengthen their leadership and to build the confidence to take their place as global leaders in this field.

- Continuous learning. Regular programming that connects your practice to the broader evidence base, drawing on knowledge from academia, civil society, government leaders, and children themselves.
- Coaching on your initiative. You work through a structured analysis of your own initiative alongside practitioners with deep experience in school-based violence prevention.
- Field exposure. You build a working understanding of the violence prevention ecosystem: who the key actors are, how influence moves, and what it takes to build a credible presence.
- Community of practice. Each month, one fellow brings a real, current challenge or innovation in their work, and the cohort works the problem together. Sessions are facilitated and grounded in the realities of violence prevention work.

- Age:



Between 18 and 35 at the time of application
- Geography: Based in and working in a Global South country
- Work: Currently leading or contributing meaningfully to an active initiative on preventing violence against children in and through schools. This may also include work with existing non-profits and governments.
- Language: Able to participate fully in English
- Format: Able to commit to a distributed, virtual cohort with regular sessions across time zones, and to join the in-person convening during the year

- A track record. Sustained engagement with work on preventing violence against children in and through schools.
- Seriousness and commitment. You are committed to the issue of preventing violence against children in and through schools and clear about what you are trying to do, even if the idea is at an early stage.
- Ability and interest in shaping the field. You have, or could plausibly develop, the capacity to contribute to global conversations on violence prevention in schools.
- Openness to peer learning. Willingness to grow, are curious about others and their work, and the ability to thrive alongside peers across very different contexts

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