Deadline: 10-Feb-23
Applications are now open for Ventures for Sustainability Fellowship Program, an 8-week long regional incubation virtual program that focuses on interregional harmony and collaboration, capacity building and providing hands-on experience with creating impactful small grass-root level projects in the South Asia region.
The Fellowship also provides focused learning modules for the fellows. The modules are designed to be interactive and engaging, highlighting the examples from the region, and creating a sense of collective learning and collaboration for the fellows, helping them in understanding the problems and landscape of South Asia in the areas of gender equality, education, and climate change.
Focus Areas
- Education
- Gender Equality
- Climate Change/ Environmental Awareness.
Benefits
- Ventures for Sustainability is an equal opportunity organization, that welcomes, encourages, and celebrates South Asian individuality and diversity. As part of the Ventures for Sustainability, you will:
- Be able to connect with like-minded individuals
- Be able to work and create your own project
- Be able to learn and grow with support and assistance from some of the leading experts
- Have access to a well-established network
- Develop strong ties
- Experience community engagement
- Learn and deepen shared values with your colleagues
- The most innovative projects will receive full support for the implementation of the pilot.
- Successful participants with 90% attendance will receive a certificate.
Eligibility Criteria
- Ventures for Sustainability encourages Alumni and individuals to apply from all backgrounds and profiles, whether you are an artist or a coder, the organization welcomes and encourages diversity.
- Applicants from the following South Asian countries can apply: Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
- Applicant must be an Alumni of the U.S. Mission in their country and has participated in one of the available programs
- Non-U.S. Mission Alumni who are resident in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka can apply
- Applicants must have 2 years of experience working in the areas of gender equality, education, and climate change awareness
- Applicants must be able to communicate in English
- Applicants must have access to stable internet and a working laptop in order to participate.
- Applicants must provide one letter of recommendation.
For more information, visit Ventures for Sustainability.