Malawi
Emerging Public Leaders of Malawi
In partnership with the Mastercard Foundation together with partners from the Civil Service Commission, Department of the Human Resources, Management, and Development, Malawi School of Government, and Emerging Public Leaders of Malawi (EPL Malawi) our flagship program has officially launched in Malawi and is now training our second cohort of talented young fellows.
In 2023, Madam Colleen Zamba, Secretary to the Office of the President and Cabinet (SPC), and Abigail Kajumba, Executive Director of Emerging Public Leaders signed an agreement with the Government of Malawi, to start developing a new one-year public service fellowship in Malawi. The program is aimed at recruiting young Malawian university graduates with a passion for public service and equipping them with the knowledge and skills to support them to become positive agents of change in the public sector.
The first cohort is made up of 35 recent university graduates with various educational backgrounds from all 28 districts of Malawi who wish to pursue careers as civil servants. In October 2024, fellows attended a week-long orientation and will meet quarterly for responsive training throughout their fellowship year.