Applications for training on gender justice and leadership in Asia
Last deadline for applications: 22 September 2024
Currently, there are no available opportunities for this campaign
If you wish to apply, please contact the leadership of your church.
The LWF invites women, men and youth from its member churches in Asia to submit applications for its training program in Theology, Gender Justice and Leadership Education (TGLE), under the Hélène Ralivao Fund.
The recently launched program in Asia will support participants to grow in their own leadership and engage in practices of transformative leadership. It will be carried out in collaboration with the Sabah Theological Seminary in Malaysia.
The program offers monthly online modules starting October 2024, in-person training in July 2025, mentorship, and small projects’ implementation. Upon completion, participants will receive a certificate from the LWF.
The Hélène Ralivao Fund was established in 2021 as a legacy to the Malagasy Lutheran Church woman theologian after whom it is named, honoring her commitment to gender justice in the African context.
Theology and other studies are offered at several LWF member church education institutions in Africa. Pictured, students in a library of the Mekane Yesus Seminary in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo: Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus
Eligibility and criteria
Applications are invited for training in theology, gender justice and leadership education. The program consists of:
- In-person training at Tumaini University Makumira, Tanzania, 13-24 February 2023;
- Research projects in candidates’ home countries;
- Return to Makumira later in 2023 for five days to share research results and receive participation certificate.
The training will host up to 30 participants from the LWF member churches in Africa.
The Hélène Ralivao Fund provides scholarships for women studying theology in the LWF African region. The fund also coordinates research and resource development on the intersection between theology, gender justice and leadership that will serve women, men and youth within the region and across the communion.
All applications must be endorsed by an LWF member church leader.
The program adheres to LWF’s gender and youth quota.
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