Deadline: 3 February 2024
Are you a young graduate or young professional from Africa who is enthusiastic about the sustainability of Africa's biodiversity? Sign up for the 2024 cohort of Charles R. Wall Young African Policy Fellows programme and work at the forefront of Africa's action agenda to protect and sustainably utilise its unique biological resources.
The Charles R. Wall Young African Policy Fellows Programme aims to train young professionals who have a keen interest in policy-making, with a focus on biodiversity governance in Africa. The nine-month programme is offered by the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The programme is premised on the need to better organise and articulate the African voice in continental and international forums in pursuit of the African Union's Agenda 2063 "The Africa We Want", whose aspirations emphasise the role of nature and biodiversity in transforming the continent's sustainable development.
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Benefits
This is a fully-funded scholarship that fulfils the following requirements:
- Air travel to and from your country of origin and ground transport to the face-to-face workshop in Nairobi and to a policy-making conference you have been selected to attend.
- Accommodation during face-to-face workshops and participation in international policy-making processes.
- Stipend to cover data packages for virtual sessions.
- Personalised coaching support during the programme to deliver the policy brief.
Eligibility
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- Candidates should demonstrate a clear interest in biodiversity and related subjects.
- Citizens of any African country living and working in Africa.
- Be between 20 and 35 years old.
- At least a university degree in environmental sciences, social sciences, agricultural sciences, indigenous knowledge systems, resource mobilisation, international relations, gender studies, biotechnology or any other sector that is relevant to international environmental governance. Instead of a degree, experience may be sufficient.
- Two years' experience in biodiversity conservation and/or management through practical employment, activism and volunteering.
- Candidates MUST commit to:
- Join the full course
- Be available to travel to political conferences and
- Providing support to negotiators when relevant.
- The training is open to candidates from French-speaking countries on the continent, but they must have basic writing and conversational skills in English. Some materials and training sessions can be translated into French.
Application
The deadline for applications is 3 February 2024 at 5pm East African time.
