Eligibility:

• Mid-career East African women, 25 years or older in age.
• Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Degree, Masters, PhD or other recognised professional qualification.
• Fluency in English.
• Work experience that shows increasing responsibility and achievements.​

Application Instructions

Instructions: Please include all of the documents in one single PDF file and submit all the documents as one file. For example, you will upload one PDF file which will have your essay responses, CV, optional recommendation letter, and an optional scholarship application all together in one document:

1. Responses to the essay questions (250 words each):
   • Reflect on a time when you challenged an existing belief or idea. This can be in the form of an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a new understanding of yourself or others around you. What influenced your thinking? What was the outcome?
   • What is your plan to ensure you can get the most out of this class? How will you carve out the time to focus on the program?
2. Curriculum Vitae or resume.
3. Optional, but highly recommended: One letter of recommendation attesting to your leadership potential, written by a current or former colleague who can speak to your professional competence.
4. Optional: Scholarship application.Please submit a letter with your motivation (max. 250 words), the total scholarship amount you apply for, and a breakdown of these anticipated costs.* Applications are assessed on an individual level.
   
   

Please read the FAQs PRIOR to beginning the application:

FAQs - Participants

Questions?

​All inquiries should be addressed to the Women Leading Change Director, Ms. Neema Harold, Women Leading Change Director, at +255 759 626 347 or [email protected].