Call for Applications: Kuviraa Ambassadors Program 2023
Updated: Apr 17
Context:
Kuviraa, (which means courageous woman), is a non-partisan initiative set up in October 2020 with the aim to strengthen democracy by increasing political engagement and leadership for future and first time voters that identify as girls and women. Through our engagement with young girls, we also hope to make politics an aspirational career choice for these young girls.
We have less than 400 days before India’s 2024 general elections, we hope to see a record breaking number of first time voters, approximately half of these will identify as women. Through are fellowship, we are working to prepare future and first time voters with leadership skills and to equip them to be active citizens and engage in India's democratic processes.
About the Kuviraa Ambassadors Program:
Kuviraa is excited to announce our first ever ambassador program! Our inaugural cohort of fellows will consist of 15 - 20 bright young minds from across the country. The goal is to strengthen democracy by building leadership in future and first time voters. This is a virtual fellowship and the program will consist of 7/8 workshop sessions towards the end of May 2023. Through these sessions we will cover:
Introduction to politics and local governance
Importance of value based politics
DEI in politics
Power of data and communicating with a feminist lens
Problem solving and campaign simulation exercises
QnA with expert speakers
Mentorship opportunities
At the end of the fellowship, participants will receive a certificate of participation / letter of recommendation based on their requirement. The total time commitment for this fellowship is 15 - 20 hours over two weeks.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for this fellowship, you should be
Identify as a women/ girl
from the ages of 14 - 20
A resident of India
Have a strong internet connection
Available to attend online sessions from May 21st to 31st 2023
Passionate about gender issues and girls in leadership
Application process:
Fill out this application form which includes a video submission. Shortlisted candidates will be asked for an interview with our team.
Application deadline:
April 24th 2023
Interviews:
April 27th - May 5th 2023
Program start date:
May 21st 2023
For more questions, reach out to fellowship@kuviraa.org