Strengthening women-led development: Applications open for WomenLeaders India Fellowship 2024-25 powered by Reliance Foundation and Vital Voices Global Partnership
July 02 2024 - 11:54AM
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The WomenLeaders India Fellowship is looking for true
catalysts for change, who are building climate resilience,
enhancing access to sports, advancing educational initiatives, and
strengthening livelihoods.
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Over ten months, the programme aims to empower 50 exceptional women
social sector leaders and social entrepreneurs from across India,
each dedicated to driving transformative change within their
communities.
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In 2023, India’s G20 Presidency shifted the focus from women’s
development to women-led development. This Fellowship aims to
strengthen this vision by providing leadership capacity building
for talented women leaders.
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA & MUMBAI, India,
July 1, 2024: Following the success of the inaugural
WomenLeaders India Fellowship powered by Reliance Foundation and
Vital Voices to nurture women leaders in the social sector in
2022-23, Reliance Foundation and Vital Voices are thrilled to
launch the call for applications for the 2024-25 cohort.
In 2023, India’s G20 Presidency shifted focus
for the first time, from women’s development to women-led
development. India’s collective and unwavering dedication to
champion ‘Gender Equality and Empowering All Women and Girls’
secured a firm place in the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration.
In line with this vision, the WomenLeaders
India Fellowship will provide leadership capacity building for
talented women leaders, including social sector leaders and social
entrepreneurs. The WomenLeaders India Fellowship is looking for
true catalysts for change, who are building climate resilience,
enhancing access to sports, advancing educational initiatives, and
promoting economic self-sufficiency through livelihood
strengthening.
Over ten months, the programme aims to empower
50 exceptional women leaders from across India, each dedicated to
driving transformative change within their communities. The future
cohort will be selected for their ground-breaking work in Climate
Resilience (including Disaster Risk Reduction), Sports for
Development, Education (by strengthening early childhood care and
education or addressing foundational literacy and numeracy), and
Livelihood Generation at the grassroots. All Fellows will
also work on their innovative projects aligned with the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) through the Fellowship, benefiting from
mentor and peer support.
The applications are open from July 1, 2024
to July 28, 2024, 23:59 IST. (Apply now:
https://reliancefoundation.org/womenleadersindiafellowship)
Emmanuelle Errera
Vital Voices
emmanuellee@vitalvoices.org