JWH Initiative: Small Grants for Young Civil Society Leaders in Developing Countries

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Submissions are now open for the JWH Initiative Grant Program to strengthen environmental Civil Society Organisations capacity and efficiency.

The Joke Waller-Hunter (JWH) Initiative creates opportunities for young people in the environmental sector in developing countries to unfold their full potential. By providing small grants to individuals to expand their knowledge, experience and training.

JWH Initiative Ideal Candidate

Great candidates are:

Showing potential and ambition towards becoming a leader in her/his/their field of work.
Working with or linked to local communities, community based organisations or civil society organizations.
Fully embracing the idea of sustainable development, gender equality and climate justice.
Having a strong background in and commitment to working on environmental and sustainable development issues.
Showing potential and ambition to be innovative and creative.

Eligibility Criteria for JWH Initiative

Application for nominations preferably are done in English, but they also consider the nomination forms in Spanish, French and Portuguese. The information provided should be typed appropriately in the spaces provided in the nomination form. All fields need to be filled in. Failure to fill in the form correctly and completely might render the nomination invalid.
Candidates should be ‘young’ people who work or are affiliated with environmental CSO’s in developing countries and emerging economies who have shown potential for and interest in further developing their leadership. (they generally define ‘young’ as individuals under 35 years of age. However, it mainly refers to people who work in junior positions in their organisations who have the potential and ambition to develop into a leadership role.)
JWH Initiative reserves the discretion to change the nomination requirements without any prior notification.
Individuals from these countries cannot participate: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States.