ARROW – AMwA Advocacy Institute – AAI 2026 Across Multiple Regions

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ARROW – AMwA Advocacy Institute – AAI 2026

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The Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) and Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) have been implementing high impact programmes, including the ARROW Advocacy Institute, Women of the South Speak Out (WOSSO) Fellowship and African Women’s Leadership Institute (AWLI).

These fellowships have yielded tangible outcomes of meaningful and inclusive engagement of young women in all their diversities on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) advocacy at national, regional and global levels.

Building on these learnings, we have now launched the ARROW – AMwA Advocacy Institute 2026 (AAI)!

The institute aims to strengthen Global South solidarity, contextualise feminist movement building through national and local experiences, and serve our constituencies amidst the rise of anti-rights and anti-gender movements. With the realisation that it is fundamental to work across movements and geographies to create necessary political and social change at the global level, this programme intends to serve as a platform for and of the next generation feminist leaders from Asia, Pacific and Africa regions.

ARROW – AMwA Advocacy Institute (AAI) Objectives

In 2026, the AAI intends to welcome a cohort of 150 young women in all their diversities from the Asia, Pacific and Africa region. We envision strengthening and sustaining the capacity of these young women to engage in technical and intergenerational initiatives through national level 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 power rise

Eligibility criteria

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

Age 18–35 (Individuals born on or after July 1, 1992).
Minimum 2 years of experience on human rights, gender equality, or sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) at community, national, or regional level (this does not have to be exclusively remunerative).
Affiliation with an organisation/institution aligned with progressive Gender Equality and SRHR values.
Uphold strong feminist values and principles.
Nationals of an eligible country from Asia,Pacific or Africa region and currently residing in any eligible countries from Asia, Pacific or Africa region.

Eligible Countries

Africa region

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

Asia region

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 region

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

Modality and Format

150 young women from the Asia, Pacific and Africa regions will be selected through an established selection process to engage in the following two components:

Capacity Strengthening Webinars : A series of six capacity strengthening webinars, one overall orientation session, weekly office hours and three regional capacity strengthening caucuses will be facilitated over a span of seven weeks for the entire cohort of 150 selected participants. The sessions will span over seven weeks, from May 29 to July 10, 2026, with sessions each week and regional caucuses as deemed essential.
South2South Feminist Fellowship : Participants from the webinar will then undergo an additional selection process to get through the fellowship component. During the fellowship, fellows will be technically supported to implement national advocacy plans. A small fellowship amount will also be granted to each selected fellow. A total of 50 selected fellows will be further engaging in the fellowship component.