Akili Dada Rise Program for Young Emerging Female Leaders 2020.

 

Akili Dada is an Award-winning Leadership incubator for girls and young women. The mission is to nurture a pipeline of Young transformative female leaders who hold equality and Justice at heart.
Akili Dada is headquartered in Nairobi- Kenya with a growing National and Regional presence.

WORTH

Specifically, this project seeks to:

  • Build the capacity of heads of Women/Girls’ rights organizations to engage in transformative leadership;
  • Build the capacity of young women leaders to participate in critical conversations to influence change;
  • Build a platform for young women leaders within the movement to collectively organize for change.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Are you a young woman leader below the age of 35? Do you believe in feminist theory and practice? Are you leading an organization in Kenya, Rwanda, or Tanzania?

The program is inviting applications from young women Executive Directors of women’s or girls’ rights organizations.

Organizations must:

  • Be based in Kenya, Tanzania, or Rwanda
  • Have a primary focus in advancing women’s and girls’ rights
  • Be young women-led (the Executive Director must be 35 years old and below)

If interested, submit an expression of interest (motivation letter), personal profile, and organizational profile to [email protected]. The expression of interest should have a clear explanation of why we should select you for the project and your current capacity gaps.

DEADLINE: September 29, 2020
To apply and for more information visit here

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