Thank you for your interest in applying to be a Rise Up Leader in Nigeria!
Rise Up empowers leaders to expand their impact by providing the training, funding, and resources they
need to strengthen their organizations, lead change in their communities, and advance state, national and
local-level impact by improving programs and funding for girls and women. Through a competitive
selection process, Rise Up will select 25 civil society leaders in Nigeria to participate in an intensive
Advocacy and Leadership Accelerator, enabling them to achieve policy wins to improve women and girls’
access to education, health, and economic opportunities across Abuja FCT, Nasarawa, and Kaduna
States.
Eligible candidates must meet the following selection criteria:
- Civil Society leaders between the ages of 18-60 years old.
- Currently working in Abuja FCT, Rivers State, Anambra, Nasarawa, or Kaduna States, Nigeria.
- Have a personal interest and current commitment to promoting gender equity broadly in the three priority areas of health, education, and economic opportunity for girls and women. For this cohort, Rise Up has a particular interest in leaders focusing on economic opportunities such as advocating for financial inclusion for women and girls through access to credit, job training and leadership, land rights/ownership, inheritance rights, and more.
- Represents or works closely with marginalized groups from socially or economically marginalized communities, women and girls with disabilities, ethnic and/or religious minorities and other historically disadvantaged populations.
- Ability to participate in an in-person workshop from March 3-9, 2024 with some virtual sessions pre and post workshop. Rise Up will cover all costs related to program participation, including transportation, lodging, food, materials, and internet costs.
- Currently work at a non-profit organization, civil society organization, media or government organization at a level of coordination or management and have some level of decision- making power.
- Have the support of the leadership of your organization to participate in the Advocacy and Leadership Accelerator.
- To be eligible for a grant, Rise Up requires organizations to be legally registered in country and set up to receive international funds. Entities that are not registered can be sponsored by another financial entity or fiscal sponsor. Note: Government organizations are not eligible to receive grants through this program.
- Proficient in oral and written English.
For more information, please visit https://riseuptogether.org/ or contact Rise Up Nigeria Country
Director, Theresa Effa at NigeriaRep@riseuptogether.org and copy Rahila James at
NigeriaAdmin@riseuptogether.org and Rahwa Hassen at rhassen@riseuptogether.org.
The submission deadline for the Rise Up Leader application is Sunday, November 26, 2023.
Thank you for applying and good luck!