Deadline: 15-Jan-21
Do you have a vision to eradicate poverty in unity with women and indigenous communities? If yes, then apply now for the ASEAN WISE Fellowship.
The ASEAN Women Impact Social Entrepreneurship (WISE) Fellowship is year-long fellowship to support changemakers and their social enterprises tackling UN SDGs #1 No Poverty, #5 Gender Equality, and #12 Responsible Consumption with a focus on women and indigenous communities.
Volunteer Time & Skills
- The fellowship is looking for talented, passionate, and committed individuals to join forces with the ASEAN WISE Fellows to prepare social enterprises to scale.
- Do applicants have skills in sales and marketing, business strategy, and / or finance?
- Are applicants empathetic, humble, and open to learning?
- Do applicants want to build long-lasting relationships with social entrepreneurs in their region?
- If this sounds like you, the fellowship would love to hear from you. The fellowship is searching for volunteers to commit 1-2 hours per week for 10 months in 2021 to work closely with the social enterprises. The result of this arrangement for the first cohort of 2018 Fellows yielded meaningful, long-lasting relationships between fellows and skilled volunteers!
Benefits
- As part of the second cohort, applicants will select corporate partners from the Angels of Impact network to further prepare business for investment, boost sales, and enhance marketing.
- Fellows also have access to capacity-building workshops, market access and funding opportunities, and a community of learning.
- In short, the fellowship seeks to help women and indigenous entrepreneurs unlock funds that will catalyze their positive impact on communities in Southeast Asia.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Fellowship is looking for medium-sized, women or indigenous-led, community-based social enterprises that work to end poverty via the creative economy sector. Here is a complete list of eligibility criteria:
- Is applicants business women-led and/or women-owned?
- Is it community-based and impacting women? (Special priority for those focused on indigenous communities)
- Is applicants business in the creative economy (sustainable/regenerative textiles, artisanal or handmade goods)?
- Is applicants venture generating revenue (more than 2 years)?
- Does applicants business aggregate value of other artisans or micro-businesses?
- Do applicants address SDGs #1, #5 or #12?
- Is applicants business in a country that is part of ASEAN?
- Two businesses from each ASEAN country will be selected for the fellowship.
For more information, visit http://www.angelsofimpact.com/asean-wise-fellowship.html
