The Accelerating African Women’s Leadership in Climate Action Fellowship seeks to achieve a twin goal of increasing the number of African women leading climate change action and catalyze production of climate solutions that work for women smallholders.
Through this Fellowship, African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) aims to contribute to equitable rural livelihoods by increasing the number of women leaders in climate change producing innovations that address the diverse needs of smallholders in the African agrifood systems.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The Accelerating African Women’s Leadership in Climate Action Fellowship is open to applicants who meet the criteria below:
- African women from Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Senegal.
- African women working various disciplines across gender and climate change.
- Have at least a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline in agrifood systems.
- Have at least five years working experience, demonstrated interest and contribution in gender and climate change.
- African women at different stages of their professional careers who are actively engaged in finding solutions to the effects of climate change.
- Participants working in national and international organizations including government agencies and non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.
- Applicants must reside in an African country throughout the Fellowship period to be eligible.
