Rise Up Leadership and Advocacy Accelerator training program 2025 for Kenyan civil society leaders ($17,000 USD in grants)

Application Deadline: April 14, 2025 

Applications are now open for the 2025 Rise Up Leadership and Advocacy Accelerator training program. Global nonprofit Rise Up will select a group of 25 local civil society leaders from Kenya to participate in its Leadership and Advocacy Accelerator training program to advance gender equity and justice in girls’ education July 14-19, 2025.

Requirements

Eligible candidates must meet the following selection criteria:

• Civil Society leaders of minimum 18 years of age at the time of the training in July 2025.
• Currently working in Nairobi, Kiambu, Kajiado or Machakos Counties. • Has a personal interest and current commitment to promoting gender equity broadly in the three priority areas of health, education, and economic opportunity for women, girls, and gender-nonconforming people.
• Represents or works closely with marginalized groups from socially or economically marginalized communities, women and girls with disabilities, ethnic and/or religious minorities, and other historically disadvantaged populations.
• Ability to participate in an in-person training from July 14-19, 2025, with some virtual sessions pre-and-post training. Please note that Rise Up will cover all costs related to program participation, including transportation, accommodation, food, and materials.
• Currently works at a non-profit organization, civil society organization, media organization, or government organization at a level of coordination or management and has some level of decision-making power.
• Has the support of your organization’s leadership to participate in Rise Up’s Leadership and Advocacy Accelerator training.
• To be eligible for a grant, Rise Up requires organizations to be legally registered incountry and set up to receive international funds. Entities that are not registered can be sponsored by another financial entity or fiscal sponsor. Note: Government organizations are not eligible to receive grants through this program.
• Proficient in oral and written English.

Benefits

• Rise Up will competitively award grants of $17,000 USD to participating leaders and their organizations and encourage those working on advancing girls’ education to apply. 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Rise Up Leadership and Advocacy Accelerator training program