GLOBAL CHANGE LEADERS PROGRAM FOR WOMEN

Description

The Global Change Leaders Program is a seven-week education program offered by Coady Institute’s International Centre for Women’s Leadership. This program enables women from developing countries to strengthen their leadership capacities in order to contribute to innovation and change in their organizations and communities.  Program participants engage in learning grounded in real world experiences and focused on Coady’s core thematic areas.  Through a shared learning environment with other emerging women leaders from around the world, participants are exposed to a range of experiences and the beginnings of a potentially lifelong network of support.

Eligibility

This program is targeted to emerging women leaders from developing countries who are working on development issues.  These are women who:
  - Possess a minimum of four years of demonstrated leadership experience in a social or economic development endeavour in sectors such as
    livelihoods or inclusive economic development, food security, environment, access to education and health care, governance, and the rights
    of girls and women
  - Have great drive and passion for their work, demonstrated through their outstanding contributions in their organizations and
    communities
  - Are practitioners in civil society organizations including community based organizations and not for profits, or active in public or private
    institutions, donor/philanthropic agencies, social movements or in a social enterprise/business;
  - Hold a university degree or a combination of post-secondary education and experience; and
  - Have strong oral and written English language competencies.

Costs

Global Change Leaders program provides successful candidates with a full scholarship that includes tuition, travel, accommodations, and meals. Program participants also benefit from the guidance and mentorship of accomplished women leaders from around the world


Deadline: 17 January 2014

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