APPLICATION OPEN FOR NGO LEADERSHIP TRANSITION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN AFRICA
Deadline: 25 March 2019
ARNOVA and AROCSA, in partnership with the Ford Foundation, have established the NGO Leadership Transition Fellowship Program (LTFP) in Africa that is intended for senior civil society/NGO leaders who are contemplating or have decided to move on from their existing NGO.
This program seeks to help that leader develop a succession plan within the organization, contemplate a personal transition plan and also preserve their knowledge and experience.
Objectives
The objectives of the LTFP in Africa are to:
ARNOVA and AROCSA, in partnership with the Ford Foundation, have established the NGO Leadership Transition Fellowship Program (LTFP) in Africa that is intended for senior civil society/NGO leaders who are contemplating or have decided to move on from their existing NGO.
This program seeks to help that leader develop a succession plan within the organization, contemplate a personal transition plan and also preserve their knowledge and experience.
Objectives
The objectives of the LTFP in Africa are to:
- Contribute to the process of establishing a supportive infrastructure for leadership transition within the NGO movement in Africa.
- Promote the creation of leadership spaces for the next generation of leaders in African civil society to grow and strive.
- Increase the documentation of leadership experiences/reflections and renewal processes within civil society in Africa.
Benifits
- Stipend: $9,000 covering living support for the three months during the fall semester at a USuniversity
- Housing: one single furnished bedroom in a 4-bedroom apartment shared with three other fellows for three months in Indianapolis
- Health insurance through Indiana University for three months in Indianapolis
- SEVIS fee
- Economy class return ticket from home country to the US for the semester at Indiana University in Indianapolis
- Up to $1000 travel funds to attend the AROCSA conference in July 2020 and closing retreat
- Costs related to attending the opening retreat in the program
- Costs related to attending the 2019 ARNOVA North American annual conference
Eligibility Criteria
- Executive Director of an NGO in Africa, and from Africa that is seeking to transition away from their NGO in the next 2-3 years.
- Approval from the board to take a sabbatical from work from September – November 2019.
- Eligible to receive a J1 visa to the United States. Once an offer is made, participation may not be deferred.
- Medical fitness certified by qualified medical doctor.
How to Apply
- Applicants can aplly online via given website.
- For more information, please visit https://www.arnova.org/page/ltfp#lTFPApp
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