Waging Justice for Women Fellowship

The WJW Fellowship offers early-career women lawyers a yearlong, fully funded immersive work experience at one of the leading human rights organizations in Africa. The Fellowship equips fellows with the tools they need to challenge and combat human rights violations, especially those affecting women and girls, through mentoring, training and access to some of Africa’s leading human rights experts, lawyers, judges, activists and academics.

Administered annually in partnership with the Legal Empowerment Fund at the Fund for Global Human Rights, the Fellowship provides host organizations with a fully funded lawyer for a year, helping to expand their capacity to deliver access to justice for women and girls. Upon completion of their fellowship, fellows join a growing network of feminist alumnae, which facilitates ongoing support, knowledge sharing and professional growth.