ARROW AMwA Advocacy Institute 2026 – YOA

Deadline: May 10, 2026

Applications are open for the ARROW AMwA Advocacy Institute 2026. The institute goals to strengthen Global South solidarity, contextualise feminist motion constructing via nationwide and native experiences, and serve their constituencies amidst the rise of anti-rights and anti-gender actions.

With the realisation that it’s elementary to work throughout actions and geographies to create vital political and social change on the international degree, this programme intends to function a platform for and of the following era feminist leaders from Asia, Pacific and Africa areas.

In 2026, the AAI intends to welcome a cohort of 150 younger ladies in all their diversities from the Asia, Pacific and Africa area. They envision strengthening and sustaining the capability of those younger ladies to have interaction in technical and intergenerational initiatives via nationwide degree advocacy.

Thematic Priorities

• SRHR, Reproductive Justice, Bodily Autonomy and Gender Equality
• Trade, Security and International Systems
• Economic Justice and Financing Human Rights
• Climate Justice
• Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Political Equality and Systems of Oppression: Backlash, anti-democratic, anti-liberal energy rise

Eligibility

The ARROW – AMwA Advocacy Institute (AAI) is open to younger ladies in all their diversities from Asia, Pacific and Africa area, with:

• Age 18–35 (Individuals born on or after July 1, 1992).
• Minimum 2 years of expertise on human rights, gender equality, or sexual and reproductive well being and rights (SRHR) at group, nationwide, or regional degree (this doesn’t need to be completely remunerative).
• Affiliation with an organisation/establishment aligned with progressive Gender Equality and SRHR values.
• Uphold sturdy feminist values and rules.
• Nationals of an eligible nation from Asia,Pacific or Africa area and at the moment residing in any eligible nations from Asia, Pacific or Africa area.

Eligible Countries

Africa area 

• Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Zambia, Benin, Senegal, Ghana, Morocco, Burkina Faso, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, Togo

Asia area 

• South – East Asia : Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Laos PDR, Vietnam
• South Asia : Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives
• Central Asia : Mongolia
• East Asia : China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea
• West Asia : United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar

Pacific area 

• Fiji, Papua New Guinea(PNG), Kiribati, Republic of Marshall Islands, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia(FSM), Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu

Application

Deadline: 10 May 2026 | 11:59 PM ET. The remaining choices will likely be introduced by mid May 2026.

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For extra data, go to ARROW AMwA Advocacy Institute.