Welcome to the 2021 Seeds of Peace Leadership Program application!
The following application is for Egyptian youth who are applying for the 2021 Core Leadership Program 2021.
The Egyptian Core Leadership program will include leadership skills training, experience of social justice dialogue, studies of regional and local conflict and community volunteer work. This will happen over biweekly meetings starting May and a summer camp in August (exact date to be decided after all IG, American Division and Thanaweya Amma exams dates are announced).
Once completing the regional Core Leadership Program, you’ll become a member of the Seeds of Peace community and could take part in the advanced programs through your high school years; The advanced program will include uninational, binational and multinational programs throughout the years, including summer programs and professional trainings.
Is this program for you?
Seeds of Peace is looking for teenagers (ages 14-17), who wish to know more about different realities existing in their community and region and seek to change injustices. We are looking for ambitious teenagers with leadership potential, who are strongly aware and politically curious about the different dynamics within their communities and wish to learn about regional conflicts from a wide range of identities, stories and backgrounds.
Selection Process
Please take your time to complete this application as the first step of this selection process. We would like to get to know you as best as possible through this form, so bring your genuine self and answer the questions as honestly as you can.
What you share in your application will only be shared with our Seeds of Peace selection team.
(We will only share information from your application with a parent/guardian or adult at your school if you reveal that you are hurting yourself, that others are hurting you, or you are at risk of being hurt. Otherwise, what you write here remains confidential).
Following the application process, if you are eligible, we will contact you to invite you to an interview.
Thank you for being willing to share these parts of your story with us. We can’t wait to get to know you better!
Program Fee
The Core Leadership Program will require a symbolic participation fee, and there will be scholarships available to those who need them.
Deadline
The deadline to apply is April 5, 2021. You will receive an email about two weeks after the deadline informing you if you are eligible for the next stage of our selection process.