Deadline: 28th December 2021 | Age 20-35 |
The 8th U.S.-ASEAN Women’s Leadership Academy (WLA) for YSEALI Regional Workshop is available to youth human right advocates from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. This fully-funded workshop will bring together 44 young leaders who are between the ages of 20-35.
The Academy is an avenue for young women leaders to advance their leadership skills, understand the importance of human capital development and civic engagement to support their work on human rights issues. This program also cultivates a network of young Southeast Asian women leaders who work across national borders, drive collective action and nurture a strong ASEAN identity and community.
Specifically, the Academy aims to:
- Become an avenue for participants to advance their leadership skills
- Increase the participants’ understanding of key gender differences and challenges in the human rights sector and the region
- Expand their network of young Southeast Asian women leaders who work across national borders and drive collective action
- Provide access to seed funding and mentorship
- Nurture a strong ASEAN identity and community
The WLA consists of a series of leadership labs, panel discussions, break-out sessions, and mentoring and networking opportunities with leaders from the region and the United States.
This hybrid program will start with online activities and sessions from February-April 2022, tentatively followed by an in-person workshop scheduled for May 2022. The in-person workshop will depend on the pandemic situation at the time.
Find out more and apply at the official link below:
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Apply before 28th December, 2021