Closing Date: 08 September 2024
Instrumental Africans: AFC Fellowship 2024
The AFC Fellowship brings together emerging leaders from across Africa, the wider global South, and the global North. The AFC Fellowship is both a leadership development programme and a place for dialogue and exchange between leaders of the rising generation across the global South and North. The focus is the shared climate challenge and other key global issues. It will strengthen the capacity of a cohort of dynamic emerging leaders who, as they progress in their careers, will build bridges between the global North and South and find new ways to address the climate crisis.
The AFC Fellowship is a collaboration between Common Purpose and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). The AFC Fellowship builds on the success of the pilot programme which ran in 2023 with 50 participants from around the world.
How it works
To join the AFC Fellowship, the first step is to be accepted onto the Climate Challenge Leadership Programme. Successful applicants will join a cohort of 40 people from different backgrounds and sectors and from around the world. The Climate Challenge Leadership Programme comprises two key elements:
Leading Beyond Authority
You will be introduced to the Common Purpose thought leadership of ‘Leading Beyond Authority‘ – the ability to cross boundaries and deliver results outside of your direct circle of control. Essential to tackling any complex challenge.
Climate Challenge
The Fellows community
Who is it for?
Successful applicants will be from different sectors, backgrounds, countries, and communities across Africa, the wider global South, and the global North.
They will be:
- Emerging leaders (typically with over 5 years professional experience)
- Highly motivated individuals who show commitment to bringing about positive change, and who can demonstrate their leadership potentials and/or capability
- Interested in climate issues and in addressing the imbalance between the global North and South
Why take part?
Participants will:
- Enhance their ability to Lead Beyond Authority equipping them to work across boundaries; a pre-requisite to solving any complex problem
- Grow new networks by connecting with diverse participants, contributors and speakers from the global North and South who they would otherwise never meet
- Stretch their analytical and creative skills by exposing them to a new approach to innovation
- Develop their influencing skills by putting them in front of senior decision-makers to present their findings
- Generate new ideas and approaches to meet this hugely important challenge
Climate Challenge Leaders Programme
The first Climate Challenge Leadership Programme ran in September and October 2023. Read the impact report here.
Programme details:
- Format: Online – the sessions take place live on Zoom. Resources and learning materials are provided via our online platform which is available 24/7.
- Cost: There is no cost to participants as this programme is funded by Africa Finance Corporation.
- Language: The programme is conducted in English; participants must be proficient in written and spoken English.
| 10 October 2024 | Online platform opens – 3 hours of independent online learning in preparation for the live sessions to follow |
| 16 October 2024 | Programme launch session – 1.5 hours real-time live on Zoom |
| 23 October & 6 & 14 November 2024 | Leading Beyond Authority – 6 hours of real-time live sessions on Zoom |
| 4-5 & 10-11 December 2024 | Climate Challenge programme – 18 hours of real-time live sessions on Zoom |
| 17 December 202 | Learning & Action Planning session – 1.5 hours real-time live on Zoom |
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