Call for Application: AFC Fellowship 2025: Empowering Emerging African Leaders for Climate Action. The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Fellowship brings together emerging leaders from across Africa, the wider global South, and the global North.
About
AFC Fellowship 2025 for Climate Leadership is both a leadership development programme and a place for dialogue and exchange between leaders of the rising generation across the global South and North. The focus is our shared climate challenge and other key global issues. It will strengthen the capacity of a cohort of dynamic emerging leaders who, as they progress in their careers, will build bridges between the global North and South and find new ways to address the climate crisis.
The AFC Fellowship is a collaboration between Common Purpose and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). This is the third year of the AFC fellowship, and builds on the success of the previous two years. To date over 90 Fellows from around the world have taken part in the Fellowship.
Eligibility
Successful applicants will be from different sectors, backgrounds, countries, and communities across Africa, the wider global South, and the global North.
They will be:
- Emerging leaders (typically with over 5 years professional experience)
- Highly motivated individuals who show commitment to bringing about positive change, and who can demonstrate their leadership potentials and/or capability
- Interested in climate issues and in addressing the imbalance between the global North and South.
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Why Take Part
Participants will:
Enhance their ability to Lead Beyond Authority equipping them to work across boundaries; a pre-requisite to solving any complex problem
Grow new networks by connecting with diverse participants, contributors and speakers from the global North and South who they would otherwise never meet
Stretch their analytical and creative skills by exposing them to a new approach to innovation
Develop their influencing skills by putting them in front of senior decision-makers to present their findings
Generate new ideas and approaches to meet this hugely important challenge.
The deadline for applicants is midnight BST on Sunday 21 September 2025
We will be holding two information webinars where you can find out more about the Fellowship and discuss with us how it works. They will be held on 3 September at 11:00 BST and 9 September at 14:00 BST.
If you would like to attend, please register using the link below:
Webinar #1: 3 September 2025 – 11:00 London / 13:00 Nairobi / 11:00 Abuja / 15:30 Delhi / 18:00 Singapore
Webinar #2: 9 September 2025 – 14:00 London / 16:00 Nairobi / 12:00 Abuja / 18:30 Delhi / 21:00 Singapore
Fellowship details:
- Format: Online – the sessions take place live on Zoom. Resources and learning materials are provided via our online platform which is available 24/7.
- Cost: There is no cost to participants as the Fellowship is funded by Africa Finance Corporation.
- Language: The Fellowship is conducted in English; participants must be proficient in written and spoken English.
For more Information: Visit the website for AFC Fellowship 2025 for Climate Leadership
