Applications Invited for GDF Conservation and Communities Fellowship Program

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About the Organization

Global Diversity Foundation is a non-profit organisation that protects the natural environment and enhances people’s wellbeing. Our vision is a world of diversity in which there is dignity, justice and respect for all beings and environments.

Through our regional programmes, we support communities as they improve their livelihoods while maintaining their cultural landscapes, conserving their biocultural diversity and building their capacities and institutions. We mentor environmental and indigenous organisations as they strengthen their capacities, funding and operations. Through our Global Migrants Project, we contribute to migrant wellbeing and justice at locations of origin, transition and destination. The Global Environments Network promotes collaboration and innovation, fosters peer-learning and enhances the knowledge, networking and communications skills of emerging environmental changemakers.

About the Fellowship

The Fellowship is a 7-month, online and in-person programme for 24 community-based conservation leaders from the Global South. It is a unique learning experience designed to grow your mentoring, leadership and practical knowledge and skills, and to build a long-lasting community of practice. The CCF will strengthen your capacity and that of your organisation in fundraising, project design and evaluation.

Do you work within grassroots Global South civil society organisations at the intersection of biodiversity and livelihoods? Are you struggling to directly access funds for your projects and programmes. If so, please apply!

The CCF programme is offered without cost to participants, thanks to the generosity of our funders. We will ask all fellows to contribute a modest sum towards their travel costs for the in-person event in Kenya in November 2025. We will ask all fellows only to contribute a modest sum to ensure that everyone has the same opportunity of participating.

the CCF is commmitted to:

• Adopting contextual approaches and giving space to local and indigenous epistemologies;
• Promoting the redistribution of opportunities and the scaling of results;
• Open-ended and horizontal learning processes that centre peer-to-peer learning;
• Promoting the decolonisation of funding practices and the creation of direct dialogues between donors, local NGOs and community leaders;
• Consolidating a knowledge and practice-based network offering support to conservation leaders beyond the fellowship;
• Understanding that leaders are embedded in organisations, and our work must engage the full organisational ecosystem to be effective.

Fellows will receive training, facilitation and peer support in four streams:

• Mentoring, led by The Human Edge, trains fellows in the art of mentoring to enhance their management and relationship-building through a process of individual and relational growth.
• Leadership, led by Common Purpose, enhances fellows’ ability to engage with diverse stakeholders and build communities of cooperation and collaboration to deliver conservation outcomes.
• Capabilities & Capacities, led by GDF Team and CCF Alumni, focuses on technical skills, including proposal writing, project management, and team management.
• Communities and Conservation, led by GDF Team and CCF Alumni, offers a space for critical dialogue and debate around policies, practices and public discourses on the topic of community-based conservation.

Eligibility

The Fellowship is open to applicants from the Global South who are leaders in local civil society or grassroots organisations whose work focuses on the intersection of biodiversity conservation and community livelihoods.

Successful candidates will be highly motivated individuals who show commitment to bringing about positive change and who can demonstrate their leadership potential and capability. They are able to critically assess their personal and organisational challenges, and are capable of clearly articulating their learning requirements and needs.

How to Apply

Application deadline: Midnight (BST) on 13 June 2025.

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