CFJ’s Waging Justice for Women Fellowship

WJW Fellowship Application Form

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Eligibility Requirements

CFJ’s Waging Justice for Women Fellowship Program is for early career women lawyers (less than five years of professional experience, post-accreditation). You must be accredited to practice law in the country of one of the host organizations. Please refer to the Waging Justice for Women Fellowship page on our website to check you meet the eligibility requirements. Deadline to apply: 4 August 2024 11 pm SAST

Will you be available to participate in the Fellowship program on a full-time basis from January 2025 – December 2025?*

Gender*

Personal Information

Name*

First Name Last Name

Email*

Mobile phone number with country code*

WhatsApp number with country code (If different from mobile phone number)

Social media handles

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Age*

Country of citizenship*

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Country of residence*

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Professional Information

1. Country where you are admitted to practice as a lawyer*

Date of admission*

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If you picked 'other', please specify:*

2nd Country where you are admitted to practice as a lawyer (If applicable)

Date of admission

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2. Current Professional Occupation: Please tell us where you are currently working or studying. [1000 characters max]*

3. We are offering in-person Fellowship placements with the following host organizations. Please select the host organization that you would like to apply for. You must be accredited to practice law in the country of the host organization that you select.*

AdvocAid, Sierra Leone

Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL), Liberia

Centre for Human Rights Education Advice and Assistance (CHREAA), Malawi

Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Female Lawyers Association Gambia (FLAG), The Gambia

Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), The Gambia

Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA), South Africa

Katiba Institute, Kenya

Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU), Tanzania

Women Lawyers Association (WLA), Malawi

4. Summarize your recent legal professional experience and highlight any successes. [3000 characters max]*

Statement of Interest

Please write a brief statement addressing the following questions:

Why are you interested in this fellowship?
How will this fellowship prepare you for the career you want in the future?
Optional: Tell us about a strategic litigation case or legal advocacy project that you would want to explore as part of this fellowship
to advance the rights of women and girls.

Type your essay below*

If applicable, please list any previous Fellowships or similar training programmes you have undertaken in the last 5 years. [2500 characters max]

Please upload your CV/resume (no more than two pages)*

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Accepted file types: pdf, docx, Max. file size: 50 MB.

References

Please list two references who have worked with you in a professional capacity. We will only contact them if you are shortlisted.

Name of Reference 1*

First Name Last Name

Phone of Reference 1 (with country code)*

Email of Reference 1*

In what capacity has Reference 1 worked with you? [850 characters max]*

Name of Reference 2*

First Name Last Name

Phone of Reference 2 (with country code)*

Email of Reference 2*

In what capacity has Reference 2 worked with you? [850 characters max]*

If you have questions about the WJW Fellowship, please refer to our FAQ or email [email protected].

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