Acumen West Africa Fellows Programme 2024 for emerging Leaders (Fully Funded)

October 31, 2023

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The West Africa Acumen Fellowship is a demanding leadership programme that unites a group of exceptional people tackling poverty issues and provides them with the community, knowledge, and abilities to advance their leadership and scale their initiatives to bring about significant change in West Africa.

Following programme completion, Fellow Candidates become a part of The Foundry, a network of like-minded individuals working across industries and regions to create a world founded on dignity. Being a part of this multicultural group dedicated to exchanging knowledge and insights, they have access to funding, mentoring, and lifelong learning as part of a lifetime support system for enacting social change.

Eligibility

  • The Fellowship searches for “builders” who are tackling issues related to poverty. Builders include corporate or government sector intrapreneurs as well as founders, CEOs, and senior leaders (COO, MD, etc.) in for-profit, nonprofit, or hybrid social enterprises. Although these titles give an idea of the kinds of jobs Fellows have, what really counts is the impact you have made and the things you are producing.

  • In addition to having a minimum of five years of professional experience, applicants must be able to show that they are committed to finding solutions to poverty.

  • In order to obtain support from the Foundry, applicants must show that they are able and willing to provide (contributing their knowledge, experiences, networks, and/or ideas).

  • In addition to being able to engage in English, applicants must have a dependable internet connection and be available to participate for the full duration of the programme.

  • The impact of the applicants’ work should be concentrated on West Africa, namely our priority countries—Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the Gambia—and they must be residents of the continent.

Benefits

  • Engage with a vibrant local and diversified international community.

  • Increase the number of social innovators in your network for cooperation and assistance.

  • Obtain initial funding

  • Make a pitch to Acumen Angels for early-stage catalytic finance.

  • Use professional assistance to increase influence

  • Receive professional guidance and advice from our associates.

  • Boost your visibility in the public eye

  • Get acknowledged for your efforts to increase influence in new areas.

  • Change the way you think.

  • Utilise technologies and educational resources to overcome obstacles. designed specifically for social innovators

The curriculum

  • Companion Candidates continue working while taking part in a six-month programme that consists of five seminars. Online group and individual assignments are assigned in conjunction with the lectures in order to foster an active community. An overview at a high level is given below:

  • Three days of virtual immersion

  • Two five-day, full-time, in-person immersion programmes (8 hours of pre-work, including group calls and self-paced study for each immersive)

  • Two four-week virtual workshops with three hours of pre-work every week that include calls, both individual and group, and self-paced learning

Seminar Place

Typically, the seminars take place in or near the programme region’s major cities. They have previously been detained in:

  • Programme for East Africa: Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Kampala, and Kigali

  • Russia Programme: Mysore, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai

  • Pakistan Programme: Islamabad, Murree, Peshawar, Bahawalpur, Karachi, and Lahore

  • Programme for West Africa: Lagos and Accra

  • Colombia Programme: Cali, Medellín, Ráquira, Sasaima, and Bogota

  • Brazil Programme: Perak, Pahang, and Kuala Lumpur

  • Upon selection as a Fellow, individuals will get notification of the precise dates and logistics of the seminars.

Application

  • Application must be submitted online by December 10, 2023.

  • Attend the Selection Conference on February 9th and 10th, 2024.

  • Begin the Fellowship Experience on February 26, 2024.

For more information, visit the Acumen West Africa Fellows Program’s official website by 2024.