Connect & Create Relay Scheme 2026: Professional Development and Mentoring for Young Communications Professionals in Africa

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Are you a journalist, communications professional, content creator, influencer, media presenter, or communications specialist based in Sub-Saharan Africa? The Connect & Create Relay Scheme 2026 is offering an opportunity for young communications professionals to strengthen their skills, gain practical experience, and develop their professional networks while contributing to cultural projects in their own countries. The programme is part of Connect & Create – Strengthening Cultural Ties Between Africa and Europe , an initiative focused on supporting cultural cooperation, professional development, mobility, networking, and sustainable connections between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. The Relay Scheme is specifically designed for early-career communications professionals with two to five years of professional experience in communications, journalism, media, or content creation. Selected participants will work directly with Creative Tandem projects in their respective countries while receiving structured professional development through training and individual mentoring. The programme will support 16 participants residing in 12 participating Sub-Saharan African countries and will run for approximately 11 months . What Is the Connect & Create Relay Scheme? The Connect & Create Relay Scheme is a professional development programme for young communications professionals working across the cultural and creative sectors. It forms part of the wider Connect & Create programme, which is the Sub-Saharan Africa component of the Africa–Europe Partnerships for Culture programme. Connect & Create is funded by the European Union and led by the Goethe-Institut and Expertise France , in partnership with the Institut français . The Relay Scheme itself is coordinated by Imago Médias . The wider Connect & Create initiative aims to strengthen cultural relationships between Sub-Saharan Africa and the European Union through professional exchanges, capacity building, artistic cooperation,…

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