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Call for application - She Entrepreneurs 2013 - Please Note: The application process is open from October 1 - November 2, 2012.
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Are you a woman with a vision? Do you want to contribute to
sustainable change? Apply to She Entrepreneurs, a Swedish Institute leadership
program, and become part of a unique network of women social entrepreneurs.
She Entrepreneurs offers
inspiration, tools and networks aimed at building collaborative strategies
and expanding partnerships between Sweden and the countries involved in the
program.
She Entrepreneurs focuses on
young women social entrepreneurs in the Middle East, North Africa and Sweden.
The program runs for one year, with participants meeting for ten days in Sweden
and one week in the MENA region. During the first module in Sweden, participants
are provided with tools needed to develop a social project for sustainable
change in their country or region. In between the meetings, the participants
work on their own projects locally, coached by group mentors over digital
platforms.
The participants are offered the
opportunity to meet Swedish organizations as well as leading social and
business entrepreneurs. Through the program, participants become part of an
active network that strengthens the role of women and supports personal and
professional development.
Who can apply?
Women between the ages of 20 and
32 from Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco,
Sweden, Syria, Tunisia, West Bank-Gaza and Yemen who have the
ambition and interest to use social entrepreneurship to further develop and
implement a social projec that has already been initiated. You should have good
knowledge of both written and spoken English as well as basic knowledge of the
Internet and social media like Facebook and Twitter.
You will find the application
procedure in the left column. There is no fee for the program. Travel,
hotel and food expenses are included in the program.
Application process opens: 1
October, 2012
Deadline for application: November 2, 2012
Skype interviews: December 4-14, 2012
Accepted applicants will be informed by: January 18, 2013
She Entrepreneurs 2013: April 6–17, 2013
Deadline for application: November 2, 2012
Skype interviews: December 4-14, 2012
Accepted applicants will be informed by: January 18, 2013
She Entrepreneurs 2013: April 6–17, 2013
For more information about She
Entrepreneurs, go to www.si.se/sheentrepreneurs
or contact Ulrika Rosvall Levin, program manager, at ulrika.rosvalllevin@si.se
or Camilla Eriksson, communications officer, atcamilla.eriksson@si.se
Good luck !
Photo credits Nektarina Non Profit, taken at Graz, Austria
