Deadline: 27-Nov-2024
Submissions are now open for the Grassroots Voices Program, a 7-week program that supports young women leaders who are implementing community-focused projects that tackle the largest obstacles that American society faces today.
With the support of Sarah Johnson and Sarva Rajendra, participants will receive the training, resources, and mentorship to level up and make their vision a reality.
Program Highlights
- Leadership training and development
- Mentorship from an individually matched mentor
- Travel to Washington, D.C., with cohort to meet with women leaders
- Opportunity to apply for a project grant
Program Details
- Over seven weeks, participants will develop their leadership capacity. Grassroots Voices participants are individually matched with a mentor who can give them tailored advice for their unique challenges. They will also have the opportunity to apply for a grant to fund a project in their home community.
- Participants will be part of an intimate program, joining a tight-knit cohort of other young women leaders who are as passionate as they are about reimagining what life in their communities could be. Together, they’ll have the chance to travel to Washington, D.C., for an in-person event at the Vital Voices Global Headquarters for Women’s Leadership. They’ll meet women leaders from the Vital Voices Global Network and attend the inspiring Global Leadership Awards, coming away with the motivation and support to continue their work.
- Investing in young leaders is core to the mission of Vital Voices. Grassroots Voices empowers the young women leaders who will drive progress for the next generation and beyond, preparing them to take on the mantle of leadership in a world they can’t yet even imagine.
Eligibility Criteria
- The candidate must:
- Be 18-25 years old.
- Currently reside in the United States.
- Currently be leading a grassroots justice initiative (e.g., mass incarceration, social inequity and pay gaps, reproductive justice). Grassroots initiatives are community-based approaches that address localized problems, usually enacted by community members. These self-organized initiatives encourage community participation to affect change starting at the local level, with the potential to scale to a regional or national level.
- Demonstrate a commitment to the core principles of the “Vital Voices Leadership Model” –
- Innovative, collaborative, and driven by a clear sense of mission
- Engagement in their community
- Interest in working with fellow participants from different countries, cultures, and backgrounds
- Advancing the status of women and girls
- Enthusiasm about paying it forward locally and beyond.
- Demonstrate leadership ability and high potential for – and commitment to – future leadership development.
- Desire to be connected to and engage with a global network of women leaders.
For more information, visit Vital Voices Global Partnership.