Women for the Environment Africa (WE) 2025 for Women in African Conservation for Fellowship

Eligibility Criteria

WE lead is for women who meet the following criteria:

• African nationals, current citizens of a country in Africa, or those who have had permanent residency in Africa for a minimum of 15 years.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience working in the environmental space in government, NGO, or private sector in Africa including at least 3 years serving in a senior leadership role*.
• A commitment to investing in your personal growth and participation for the full 12-month program.
• A record of mentorship and desire to support future environmental leaders
• Access to reliable internet.
• Ability to manage your calendar to attend one 2 hour online session each week at a set time, as well as 1 hour coaching sessions every 2-3 weeks as agreed on with your coach.
• Support and buy-in from your organisation or direct report, if necessary to enable your full participation in the different aspects of the programme.
• A commitment to contribute USD $500 as a registration fee towards the cost of the program and  approximately $1500 towards your travel to retreats (all fellows are equally sponsored  for their participation to the value of $11, 500/ per person) **

If you do not meet the requirements from the second point above, you may provide an explanation in the application below about why you believe you are eligible.

The WE Africa Xolelwa Hlalu Scholarship Fund provides a limited number of registration and travel scholarships. These are assessed on a case by case basis according to need.

Offered Benefits

1. Membership in a community of passionate, experienced African women who are some of the most senior leaders in the environmental sector today.
2. Access to twelve months of 1:1 leadership coaching
3. An opportunity to create a new leadership vision for yourself and to pursue personalized leadership development activities to realize that vision.
4. Weekly two hour online sessions designed to complement your work
5. Two in-person retreats for intensive community-building and personal and collective growth

Application Process

Please note: The deadline for applications is Friday,  16 August by midnight East Africa Time.

If you have questions about this application, please contact us at:  . Otherwise please click the button below to view and complete the Application Form.

To learn more about WE Africa’s yearlong transformative leadership journey, please take some time to review our program  Road Map, see  our current Fellows and watch this watch this video from our Fellows about WE Africa.