The African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) has called for applications from women working in public policy in Africa to gain skills in designing agricultural and food systems policies that integrate gender equality as part of a new $5m USAID-funded Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) fellowship.
AWARD works towards inclusive, agriculture-driven prosperity for Africa by strengthening the production and dissemination of more gender-responsive agricultural research and innovation.
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The inaugural two-month call for USAID-funded programme which seeks to strengthen capacities to design gender-responsive agriculture policies in Africa is open to female policy practitioners in Malawi, Nigeria, and Zambia.
GRASP fellowship is a career development programme that targets African women working in agriculture and food systems with interest in policy-making. The fellowship was announced at the UN Food Systems Summit in September 2021.
The GRASP Fellowship will offer targeted training on leadership, mentoring, policy advocacy, and gender in agriculture policy.
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