U.S.-ASEAN Women’s Leadership Academy for YSEALI Regional Workshop 2024

WOMENFEEDTHEFUTURE: ADVANCING WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP FOR FOOD SECURITY

We are excited to offer the 10th U.S.-ASEAN Women’s Leadership Academy for YSEALI Regional Workshop for youth from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. This fully-funded workshop will bring together women leaders between the ages of 20 to 35 who are working on food security issues.

The Academy is an avenue for young women leaders to advance their leadership skills and understand the importance of human capital development and civic engagement to support their work in preventing food insecurity and managing the impact of short-term and long-term food shortages.

• Table of Content
• About Wedu
• Wedu U.S.-ASEAN Women’s Leadership Academy for YSEALI Regional Workshop
• Aim and Benefits of Wedu U.S.-ASEAN Women’s Leadership Academy for YSEALI Regional Workshop
• Wedu U.S.-ASEAN Women’s Leadership Academy for YSEALI Regional Workshop Courses
• Requirements for Wedu U.S.-ASEAN Women’s Leadership Academy for YSEALI Regional Workshop Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Wedu U.S.-ASEAN Women’s Leadership Academy for YSEALI Regional Workshop
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Wedu

Wedu began with a simple belief – that half of all leaders around the world should be women. To start this journey, our co-founders Mario and Mari asked two questions:   “Where can we find women leaders, and what do they need?”   In 2011, the pair traveled to Southeast Asia where they connected with a host of partners and like-minded organisations. Together, they invested in building a future of gender-equal leadership by taking those first symbolic steps. They organised a number of workshops and were greeted by rooms full of enthusiastic women. These wo... continue reading

Wedu U.S.-ASEAN Women’s Leadership Academy for YSEALI Regional Workshop

Aim and Benefits of Wedu U.S.-ASEAN Women’s Leadership Academy for YSEALI Regional Workshop

Fully-funded workshop

The Academy aims are to:

• Become an avenue for participants to advance their leadership skills
• Increase the participants’ understanding of key gender differences and challenges specific to food security issues in the region
• Expand their network of young Southeast Asian women leaders who work across national borders and drive collective action
• Provide access to seed funding and mentorship
• Nurture a strong ASEAN identity and community

The program will include also leadership training and expert-led sessions that unpack food security issues and relevant fields. As a participant, you also have the opportunity to collaborate on a knowledge product with fellow women leaders from the region and the United States to foster cross-cultural exchange and increase areas and scope of impact in the domain of food security.

Wedu U.S.-ASEAN Women’s Leadership Academy for YSEALI Regional Workshop Courses

• Leadership

Requirements for Wedu U.S.-ASEAN Women’s Leadership Academy for YSEALI Regional Workshop Qualification

• Women aged 20 to 35 (at the time of the workshop)
• Citizens of and currently residing in: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, or Vietnam
• Minimum of two years of professional or volunteer experience relevant to addressing food security-related issues. Fields that will be considered include but are not limited to:
  • Biotech
  • Agriculture
  • Trade/Economics
  • Resource management (e.g., water, soil)
  • Public health specialities associated with nutrition and food safety
• Passionate about building communities and have a keen interest in building a network through collaboration and partnership with other leaders from Southeast Asian countries
• Proficient in written and spoken English
• Have a valid passport that expires after October 31, 2024
• Able to attend the entire four-day in-person workshop in April 2023 and the pre and post-workshop activities between January-August 2024.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Wedu U.S.-ASEAN Women’s Leadership Academy for YSEALI Regional Workshop

All applications submitted after November 26, 202, will not be accepted.

Selected participants will be notified by the end of January 2024.

PROGRAM DATES

If you are interested in strengthening your leadership skills and advancing your career, and you meet the following eligibility criteria, please apply by submitting this form before November 26, 2023.

The program will start with online activities and sessions in January 2024, followed by an in-person workshop in April 2024 and optional advocacy and collaborative activities until August 2024.

All travel, lodging, and costs associated with your participation will be funded by the U.S. State Department in cooperation with Wedu as the implementing partner.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

If you are interested in strengthening your leadership skills and advancing your career, and you meet the following eligibility criteria, please apply by submitting this form before November 26, 2023.

For more details visit: Wedu website.