WE Africa’s purpose is to put women leaders in Africa at the heart of transforming the environmental movement through inclusive, collective leadership.WE Africa was born through our frustration that the joint crises of biodiversity loss and the climate emergency also reflect a crisis and lack of diversity in leadership that needs urgent attention.
WE lead is our 12 month annual leadership experience for women environmental leaders in Africa. The program has been designed by leadership experts and co-created with our WE Africa fellows since 2021 and is grounded in our pillars of personal leadership, wellbeing, relationships for collaboration and peacebuilding, visibility for impact and radical imagination. On graduating from the WE lead experience the WE Africa fellows join our WE move community, which is as our path to scale our impact through collective action and paying it forward.
We are now accepting applications for the WE Africa 2024 Cohort.
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WE Africa Fellowship
Aim and Benefits of WE Africa Fellowship
- Membership in a community of passionate, experienced African women who are some of the most senior leaders in conservation today
- Access to twelve months of 1:1 leadership coaching
- An opportunity to create a new leadership vision for yourself and pursue a personalized leadership plan
- Monthly online sessions to fit around your work schedule
- Two in-person retreats for intensive personal and collective growth and community-building
Requirements for WE Africa Fellowship Qualification
The WE Africa yearlong transformative leadership journey 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.
- Actively involved in all areas of the environment; including but not limited to the green economy, climate action, pollution, biodiversity and community conservation, indigenous rights and the environment, environmental policy and law, environmental journalism and science communication, and social entrepreneurship.
- 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 for the entire duration of the 12 months.
- Ability to manage your calendar to attend one 2 hour online session each week at a set time.
- Able to speak and understand English conversationally.
- A commitment to contribute USD approximately $2000 toward the cost of the program and your travel to retreats (approximately 15% of the total cost per person)
*If you do not meet the requirements from the second point above, you may provide motivation in the application about why you believe you are eligible and if accepted may be required to provide a letter from your employee supporting your participation in the weekly online sessions. .
Interview date, Process and Venue for WE Africa Fellowship
Duration of Award:
12 MONTHS
15 August – Deadline for Application Submissions
19 September – Final Round Top 30 Candidates Notified for Interviews
Mid October – Final Round Interviews Conducted
13 November – Public announcement of 2024 Fellows
Application Deadline
August 15, 2023
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Women for the Environment Africa on docs.google.com to apply
For more details, visit WE Africa website.
