Who can join WAYON
WAYON is a network of young people working on democracy and good governance in West Africa, including election observation. Membership is selective: applications are reviewed by your country chapter and decided by the secretariat. Please check that you meet these requirements before you apply.
Requirements
- You are aged 18 to 35 at the time you apply.
- You are a national of a participating West African country.
- You can work in at least one of English, French or Portuguese.
- You have a demonstrated interest or experience in elections, democracy, governance or civic space.
- You have access to a smartphone, which is required for field reporting.
- You are willing to complete the core observation methodology course.
- You can provide one reference contact.
- You do not hold office in a political party, and you commit to acting impartially.
- You agree to the WAYON Charter and the Observer Code of Conduct.
Participating countries
Membership is currently open to nationals of these countries. If yours is not listed, it is not open at this time.
- 🇧🇯 Benin
- 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde
- 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- 🇬🇳 Guinea
- 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau
- 🇱🇷 Liberia
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 🇸🇳 Senegal
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
- 🇬🇲 The Gambia
- 🇹🇬 Togo
What you will need
The application has 4 steps and is saved as you go, so you can stop and come back. Have ready a CV or resume (PDF or Word, under 5 MB) and a short statement of no more than 300 words explaining why you should be considered.