Application Deadline: June 24, 2019 at 4:59 PM EST.
VVEngage is a Vital Voices signature fellowship supporting
outstanding women political leaders making and influencing policy across
the globe. Through this fellowship, we aim to increase the capacity,
decision-making power and effectiveness of women leaders in public life,
shifting culture around women’s public leadership and moving towards
equality in public representation globally. We also aim to work towards a
more inclusive and equitable world by advancing the UN Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) through policy. The fellowship provides
year-long technical training on skills needed to advance the SDGs, and
access to a global network of change-makers doing this crucial work in
government and civil society across the globe.
Through this fellowship, Vital Voices advances women’s public
leadership and the SDGs by conducting online and in-person trainings by
experts, such as Vital Voices network leaders and professors from
Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. The fellowship also
connects participants to a global network of peers and mentors, such as
current and former female heads of state with the Council of Women World
Leaders, with whom they can brainstorm and share challenges and best
practices.
Building on 20 years of leadership development work conducted by
Vital Voices, the customized fellowship curriculum includes 10 months of
inspiring and rigorous in-person and online courses in topics such as
Leadership, Strategic Communications, Political Strategy, and
Governance. Fellows will acquire specific skills to achieve their goals
and advance the SDGs in their communities.
Application Criteria
The 2019-2020 cohort of VVEngage will consist of twenty women leaders
from across the globe who will be selected based on the following
criteria.*
All applicants must fall into one of these categories:
- Appointed or elected government official at the local, state/regional, national, or international level
- Political party leader or functionary
- Leader of civil society organization whose primary function involves
working directly with government or working to get more women in
politics/public life - Political Activist
- Politically-active community leader from marginalized and excluded
community that remains on the periphery of political activity in her
country.
In addition, all applicants must fit all of the following criteria:
- A minimum of three years in elected or appointed office, as the key decision-maker for a civil society organization, or in related political leadership work
- Proficient in English
- Demonstrate a commitment to the core principles of the “Vital Voices Leadership Model” – Innovative, collaborative, and driven by a clear sense of mission; engaged in her community; committed to working with different political ideologies; committed to advancing the status of women and girls; committed to transparency and good governance
This fellowship is a 10-month commitment that includes two in-person
gatherings and virtual training throughout the year. The time commitment
is an estimated eight hours per month, not including in-person
gatherings. VVEngage will cover all fellow travel, meals and
accommodation costs for the in-person gatherings in full.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Vital Voices’ VVEngage Fellowship 2019