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Applications are now open for the 2024 Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Fellowship. The AFC Fellowship brings together emerging leaders from across Africa, the wider global South, and the global North. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Opportunity Details
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 our 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.
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:
1.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.
2. Climate Challenge
You will address the challenge "How can the world reform carbon markets to incentivize the preservation and expansion of forests, grasslands, peatlands, and mangroves in Africa and across the global South in the interest of achieving global net zero."
Through the Common Purpose 'Innoventure' process, based on design thinking principles, you will explore the challenge in a creative and dynamic way. The final stage of this process will be a presentation by you, to a panel of senior leaders, on your ideas to meet the challenge.
3. The Fellows community
Once you have successfully completed the programme you will become a Fellow and can connect and work with Fellows from your own year, and from previous cohorts through Fellows gatherings.
In addition, you can apply to take part in the Challenge Lab which is designed to support Fellows to take their ideas and concepts to the next level.
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 |
For full details of the dates and times please download the Programme Schedule.
Participants will:
Successful applicants will be from different sectors, backgrounds, countries, and communities across Africa, the wider global South, and the global North.
They will be: