ATLANTIC FELLOWS FOR HEALTH EQUITY IN SOUTH AFRICA AT TECANO

Published by Shadiah Nassanga

Deadline: 26 August 2024

Open to: African undergraduates in Tertiary Institutions

Benefits: Join a community of dynamic changemakers to enhance your knowledge, leadership capabilities and action for greater social justice and health equity impact.

DESCRIPTION

Tekano/AFHESA fellows will participate in an intensive, year-long foundational learning programme curated by the organisation. Our programme is run on the basis of a distinct learning approach intended to disrupt traditional ways of learning, doing and being. It includes several intensive learning blocks held face-to-face and virtually, as well as tailored skills development offerings and other knowledge-enhancing offerings.

Whilst Tekano curates learning offerings, our programme requires a degree of self-led learning and development where fellows take up the learning offerings. Fellows will only progress to lifelong fellowship upon satisfactory completion of the yearlong foundation fellowship programme.

Our fellows come from diverse fields and have established records of leadership and contributing to social change. They join the fellowship to expand their knowledge, strengthen their leadership capabilities and connections, and pursue innovative ideas for advancing health equity and social justice

ELIGIBILITY

  • Reside and/or work in South Africa. We welcome change leaders who reside or work in South Africa but come from other parts of our home continent.
  • A proven track record of leadership and commitment to social justice and health equity. Evidence of prior social change work and leadership in the form of testimonials from communities or institutions with whom you have done your social change work.
  •  Are committed to attending and participating in all activities of the fellowship programme and completing required tasks within the deadlines provided.
  • If employed, the fellow’s employers should have expressed support for participation in the fellowship. Written proof will be required and a discussion with the employer will be held where necessary.
  • Reflexive, emotionally mature and resilient leaders who can hold complexity, contestation and contradictions.

BENEFITS

  • Access to leadership coaching, mentorship and expertise to assist with the conceptualisation or implementation of social change initiatives.
  • Small-scale resource support for ideation and implementation of social change initiatives.
  • Financial support to cover all programme participation activities Only within the year-long induction phase.
  • Opportunity to network, collaborate and be part of a lifelong community of like-minded changemakers locally and internationally.

HOW TO APPLY?

For more information visit the official website.