Deadline: December
4, 2015
Location:
Canada.
Type: Fully Funded.
Type: Fully Funded.
Global
Change Leaders
About the
Program
Established
in 2011, the Global Change Leaders Program is a seven-week education program
offered by Coady Institute’s International Centre for Women’s Leadership.
This program enables women from developing countries to strengthen their
leadership capacities in order to contribute to innovation and change in their
organizations and communities. Program participants engage in learning
grounded in real world experiences and focused on Coady’s core thematic
areas. Through a shared learning environment with other emerging women
leaders from around the world, participants are exposed to a range of
experiences and the beginnings of a potentially lifelong network of support.
The Global Change Leaders program provides successful candidates with a full scholarship that includes tuition, travel, accommodations, and meals. Successful participants are responsible for costs pertaining to acquiring a visa to enter Canada.
Program participants benefit from the guidance and mentorship of accomplished women leaders from around the world. The program is led by a core team of staff in the International Centre for Women’s Leadership and supported by other Coady faculty and associates.
The Global Change Leaders program provides successful candidates with a full scholarship that includes tuition, travel, accommodations, and meals. Successful participants are responsible for costs pertaining to acquiring a visa to enter Canada.
Program participants benefit from the guidance and mentorship of accomplished women leaders from around the world. The program is led by a core team of staff in the International Centre for Women’s Leadership and supported by other Coady faculty and associates.
Program
Eligibility
This
program is targeted to emerging women leaders from developing countries who are
working on development issues. These are women who:
Possess a
minimum of four years of demonstrated leadership experience in a social or
economic development endeavor in sectors such as livelihoods or inclusive
economic development, food security, environment, access to education and
health care, governance, political engagement of women and the rights of girls
and women;
Have great
drive and passion for their work, demonstrated through their outstanding
contributions in their organizations and communities;
Are
practitioners in civil society organizations including community based
organizations and not for profits, or active in public or private institutions,
donor/philanthropic agencies, social movements or in a social
enterprise/business;
Hold a
university degree or a combination of post-secondary education and experience;
and
Have strong
oral and written English language competencies.
Prioritization for 2016 will be given to candidates who are from: Nepal, Kenya, Malawi, Indonesia, Egypt and countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Candidates must be from a country eligible for Official Development Assistance.
Program
Schedule and Components
For 2016,
the Global Change Leaders Program consists of two main components:
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August 22
- October 7, 2016: A seven week on-site intensive course at the Coady
International Institute in Antigonish, Nova Scotia where a collaborative
relationship is fostered among facilitators and participants to draw out
lessons and insights from their rich and diverse experiences. This consists
of:
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a)
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A
foundation module, in which participants focus on leadership theories and
essential competencies, analysis of gender, citizenship and power, practical
understandings of these concepts and their application for women leaders
within their own contexts, strengthening capacities for social innovations,
partnership building in a multi-stakeholder environment, and enhancing
abilities to realize citizen-driven asset-based development.
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b)
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Electives,
focusing on Coady Institute’s key thematic areas of promoting accountable
democracies, building resilient communities and strengthening local
economies.
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A final
module, in which participants articulate an action plan for how they will take
their new learning home to provide leadership in their organizations and
communities and continue to work towards empowering other women moving
forward.
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2.
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October
11, 2016 - April 30, 2017: Participants will benefit from
one-on-one mentoring from experienced women leaders upon their return home
for up to six months to follow on the application of learning into
practice. Mentors and mentees will be matched during the residency
period based on specific needs and geographic locations.
Participants will also join a global alumnae network of women leaders.
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Online Application: Visit (click)
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