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Founded 2008

UPI Fellowship Program

Investing in Leaders, Inspiring Change, Impacting Communities

 

Our Mission:

The mission of UrbanPromise International (UPI) is to identify and prepare emerging leaders to initiate, develop, and sustain Christian-based youth development organizations as they serve vulnerable children and teens in our world’s most under-resourced communities.

 

We believe:

The most dynamic means for effecting change is through the development of indigenous leadership. Through its fellowship program, UPI provides the means for empowering leaders to impact their communities by establishing and building organizations that effectively meet the needs of local populations.

 

We are succeeding:

Over the past several years UPI has seen over 34 ministries start,  38 degrees earned, 10 countries reached, and thousands of lives impacted.

 

There are three phases to the UPI Fellowship Program

 

01:  Fellows receive training online while serving with a UPI affiliate or ministry partner in their home country. Upon completion of the training, a program proposal is developed and submitted for consideration by UPI. Only a select few are selected to continue on to the 2nd step of the fellowship program.

 

02:  Selected fellows are chosen to participate in a 1-year or 2-year fellowship program, working toward an organizational leadership certification or leadership master's along with comprehensive leadership training while in the USA. Fellowship students work with a UP ministry in the US to gain practical experience in their ministry field.

 

03:  Midway through their time in the US, fellows submit their final ministry proposals to the UPI board for affiliation consideration. Successful proposals receive seed funding and UPI affiliation.

 

 

 

Meet Our Fellows

Current Cohort
yamba

Ronald Agaba

Mr. Ronald Agaba has been working at YAMBA Childcare. Ronald was one of the two individuals who volunteered to keep YAMBA open while founder Keneth was in the US. He also is a High school teacher in their high school in their village. Ronald has a BA in Secondary Education from Nkumba University. When Ronald returns home, he will be helping with the administration of the YAMBA Primary Boarding School. While he is here in the states Ronald will be working on completing a Masters degree in Organizational Development. .
2022 - 2024 Cohort
risemalawi

Madalo Chapola

Ms. Chapola has an undergraduate degree in Christian Education from African BibleCollege, and had previously graduated from the teaching college in Malawi. She was a teacher prior to her time at Rise Malawi. While there she lead their Camp Leaders Program as well as their Afterschool program and Camp Programs. Her passion was teaching the students to read. When Madalo returns home she plans to return to Rise Malawi and open their elementary school. She believes this is the perfect time to partner with Esther and her library project as they start a primary school with a strong reading program. To learn more about Rise Elementary School, please go to the below website. https://urbanpromiseinternational.org/project/risemalawi-elementary-school/
2022 - 2024 Cohort

Madalo(Dalo) Champeni

Dalo graduated from African Bible College in Malawi with a degree in Christian Leadership and Business Administration. She is currently pursuing her Master of Business Administration at Cairn University. She is passionate about girl's education. Her mission is to provide educational opportunities to girls and teen moms and empower vulnerable girls to be able to speak for themselves. she believes that empowering girls through education has the power to positively transform the world. Ms Champeni is planning to return home and build a girls' school.
2022 - 2024 Cohort
good-promise-ministries

Grace Thembulembu

Grace Thembulembu graduated from African Bible College with a Bachelors degree in Christian Leadership and Business Administration and will be receiving her MBA while in the fellowship. Grace was key leadership for development Good Promise Ministries. While working with Good Promise, Grace was responsible for accounting and all the girls empowerment programming. She worked with the respected older women in the village to successfully reenroll 13 girls who had dropped out of school in the 7th and 8th grade. After her community needs assessment, Grace developed a community co-op farming program which will assist with both the sustainability of the ministry, but also the families in the community allowing the necessary food and resources to keep their daughters in school. To learn more about Hope Cooperative Farm, please use the link below: https://urbanpromiseinternational.org/project/hope-cooperative-farm/
2022 - 2024 Cohort
love-driven-ministries

Eneless Chikandira

Ms. Chikandira graduated from African Bible College with a degree in Christian Education. Eneless has been working with Love Driven Ministries. She has been the mastermind behind the farm project and their Girl's outreach program. Mr. Adams credits Eneless' knowledge and hard work for the success of the farm. Her program responsibilities have been the girls' programming. She has passionately been running the program for the past year. She plans to return home and oversee the start of Love Driven High School. To learn more about Chikondi Christian High School, please go to the link below: https://urbanpromiseinternational.org/project/chikondi-christian-high-school/
2022 - 2024 Cohort
mercycare-malawi

Justice Pondani

Mr Justice Pondani has been working at MercyCare Highschool as a teacher and deputy head master. Justice has a BA in Business Administration from the University of Malawi. When Justice returns home his plans are to develop the sustainable farming program at Ntchisi Secondary School, as well as take a leadership role within the school. Justice will be working on his MBA while he is here in the states.
2022 - 2024 Cohort
youth-promise-kenya

Beatrice Wangai

Beatrice upon completing her Master's in Organizational Development will return home to YouthPromise Kenya to develop the Girls Empowerment Program. Girls' Raising Hands has a mission to raise a generation of healthy and empowered girls. Our focus is to keep girls in Embu, Kenya in school because drop-out rate before they reach 12th grade is so high. We believe that when girls are empowered, they become better women in the society and become part of decision making and this contributes to growth of the society. Our programs include: Hygiene Program, Entrepreneurship, Computer Training, Mentorship. To learn more about Girls' Raising Hands, please go to the link below. https://urbanpromiseinternational.org/project/youth-promise-kenya-girls-raising-hands/
2021 - 2023 Cohort
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Our Programs

Online Student Fellowship

Serving 23 Upcoming Leaders 
annually since 2002-03-12
Students take an online course for one year before becoming eligible to be chosen for the US Fellowship Program.

One year Leadership Development Fellowship Program

Serving 6 Students developing programming for existing organizations. 
annually since 1999-03-11
1-year fellowship students participate in: Programming at their UrbanPromise host site Weekly professional development training addresses practical day-to-day strategy for running non-profits Courses at Cairn University, receiving a certification in Organizational Leadership upon successful completion of the program

Two year Entrepreneurial Leadership Program

Serving 7 Students who desire to start new organizations 
annually since 
2-year fellowship program students will: Participate in programs of host ministry Intern one day a week in various departments of the host ministry Participate in weekly professional development training Work with a mentor to develop a program proposal, presentation, and fundraising strategy Study at Cairn University, obtaining an MBA or Organizational Development masters upon completion of program    

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