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African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) announced the Fellows in the second Cohort of its Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship. The two-year career development program aims to grow a pool of confident and capable mid-career African women to lead policy changes to improve African smallholders’ livelihoods, particularly women.

AWARD welcomed the 50 Fellows from six Anglophone and Francophone African countries (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Senegal), who hold positions in various institutions – from government and education to NGOs and the private sector – with most working in social sciences.

The 50 women selected for the GRASP Fellowship will receive customized training in mentoring, advanced leadership skills, negotiation skills, gender in agricultural policy, and masterclasses on policy processes. Beneficiaries will also receive catalytic funding and access to networks to enable them to lead policy processes that integrate gender for agricultural transformation in Africa.

Launch of the Mentoring Orientation Workshop for GRASP Cohort II(Monday, Sep 11, 2023, 15:00-16:00 PM EAT)