Call for Applications: Developing Green Livelihoods for Women and Youth in Africa

The training programme aims to build the participants’ entrepreneurial and digital skills so they can develop climate-resilient businesses and create inclusive, environmentally responsible and viable employment and livelihood opportunities that contribute to climate mitigation.

Areas

• The modules will cover:
  • Climate change – adaptation and mitigation fundamentals
  • Gender Equality and women’s empowerment
  • Nurturing an entrepreneurial mindset, finding a problem worth solving
  • Building scalable and sustainable climate-resilient livelihood
  • Financial literacy, climate finance
  • Analytical thinking, creativity and innovation
  • Incorporating environmental and social behaviour change in small and medium enterprises
  • Ideating climate-resilient agribusiness opportunities
  • Training of trainers
  • Training for coaches
  • Leadership and ecosystem building.

Phases

• The programme is divided into three phases:
  • Phase I – Online Training (September to December 2023): Participants will complete self-paced e-modules on a digital learning platform, join webinars and receive online coaching and mentoring support.
  • Phase II – Self-led Projects and Virtual Boot Camp (December 2023 to January 2024): Participants selected from Phase I will apply their skills and knowledge to self-led projects that address a development challenge or livelihood opportunity and join virtual boot camps.
  • Phase III – Sustainability and Community Leadership Training (February 2024): Participants who reach phase III will receive additional training on community-building and leadership skills and create a strong network of trainers for future cohorts.

Duration

• The programme will run from September 2023 to February 2024 and have online and in-person elements.

Eligibility Criteria

• The programme will prioritize participants from Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
• In particular, they are looking for women and youth who:
  • are keen to learn by doing, with a passion for development and information technologies;
  • are between the ages of 18 and 35; however, women of all ages are encouraged to apply, as they value their unique experiences and skills;
  • have good oral and written English communication skills;
  • are computer literate and have access to a laptop and internet;
  • understand the primary climate change at your country’s level;
  • want to acquire business tools to build a green business;
  • are passionate to succeed and make a positive impact on their communities;
  • are committed to completing the programme;
  • can provide a recommendation letter from an individual with verifiable credentials;
  • are (preferably) university graduates.

For more information, visit UNITAR.