The Leadership Institute is an opportunity for young women to come together to hone their skills, articulate their own visions for a women's rights agenda, and work collaboratively to launch strategic and cutting-edge campaigns. Throughout the workshop, participants will explore the challenges posed by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and poverty in Africa, sharing their personal experiences of successful and not-so-successful initiatives in their own communities while developing new strategies to effect real change for women's rights and social justice in Africa.