Acumen East Africa Fellowship Program

Deadline: 4 January 2021

Open to: entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, organizational builders

Benefits: increase capacity to lead social change and tackle problems of poverty and injustice; become part of Acumen’s global community of social innovators

DESCRIPTION:

Each year, the Acumen East Africa Fellows Program brings together 20 extraordinary individuals tackling poverty and injustice in their communities – and equips them with the knowledge, skills and community to accelerate and sustain their impact.

The Fellowship curriculum is centered around the principles of moral leadership:

Adaptive Leadership
Authentic Voice
Good Society Readings
Managing Polarities
Systems Thinking

ELIGIBILITY

Open to:

Entrepreneurs: Leaders of both for-profit and nonprofit organizations providing critical goods or services to the underserved.
Intrapreneurs: Builders from any sector tackling poverty and injustice from within by shifting the institutional culture—and building new collaborations.
Organizational Builders: Leaders (other than the Founder or CEO) supporting the growth of institutions combating poverty and injustice.

BENEFITS

The Fellowship begins with an intensive leadership program, where Fellows remain in their jobs while taking part in a series of multi-day virtual seminars, paired with online group and individual assignments between seminars, all connected by group practice. This is where practical skills meet moral imagination – and the program is designed to increase a Fellow’s capacity to lead social change and tackle problems of poverty and injustice.

After the first year, Fellows become part of Acumen’s global community of social innovators – committed to life-long learning, collaboration and accompaniment as they drive change.